Narcissistic Personality Traits as a Potential Moderator in Mindfulness Interventions Against Hostile Attribution Bias
| dc.contributor.advisor | Karremans, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blume, A.P. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-07-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent literature, the potentiality of mindfulness as an intervention for hostile attribution bias (HAB) has inched to the foreground. The present study aims to extend this work by investigating whether the outcome of mindfulness interventions depends on a person’s level of narcissism. Fiftysix students were assessed on their narcissistic personality traits and hostile attributions; the experimental group were trained to “decenter” themselves through mindful attention. We expected that: 1) participants in the decentering condition show less hostile attributions, 2) participants with stronger narcissistic personality traits have a stronger hostile attribution bias, and 3) the effectiveness of mindfulness training as an intervention for HAB bias depends on the level of narcissism of the participants. Only the first hypothesis was confirmed: decentered participants displayed lower levels of HAB in ambiguous social situations than the controls. Contrary to the second hypothesis, no relation between narcissism and HAB was found. Finally, the level of narcissism of the participants did not correlate with training effect on HAB. Interestingly, these findings are the first to suggest that narcissism does not serve as a moderator for the efficacy of mindfulness training as a HAB intervention, tentatively broadening the potential relevance of mindfulness across clinical samples. | en_US |
| dc.embargo.lift | 10000-01-01 | |
| dc.embargo.type | Permanent embargo | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/6689 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Master Gezondheidszorgpsychologie | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Psychologie | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Master | en_US |
| dc.title | Narcissistic Personality Traits as a Potential Moderator in Mindfulness Interventions Against Hostile Attribution Bias | en_US |
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