Popular theorizing about happiness pursuit emphasizes universal paths to happiness, but other theorizing acknowledges different people achieve happiness in different ways (i.e., subjective well‐being, SWB). The present work extended this latter perspective by examining how antagonistic pursuit of a grandiose identity (‘narcissistic antagonism’) – generally thought to reduce narcissistic people’s SWB – may relate to increased cognitive well‐being (i.e., a component of SWB) for narcissistic people with lower self‐esteem. In Study 1, participants (N = 417) reported their narcissism, self‐esteem, narcissistic antagonism, and general life satisfaction (to index cognitive well‐being). In Study 2 (pre‐registered), participants (N = 450) reported their narcissism, self‐esteem, narcissistic antagonism, general and domain‐specific life satisfaction, and general affect (to index affective well‐being, which is a different component of SWB). Both studies revealed narcissistic antagonism related to increased life satisfaction only for more (vs. less) narcissistic people with lower (vs. higher) self‐esteem. Study 2 not only replicated this interactive pattern on satisfaction across various life domains but also revealed the interaction may be related to increased negative affect. Broadly, results highlight how different people may enhance features of SWB in different, even ‘dark’, ways.

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自我评价和对立追求在主观幸福感中的相互作用模型

关于追求幸福的通俗理论强调了通往幸福的普遍途径，但其他理论则承认不同的人以不同的方式实现幸福（即主观幸福感，SWB）。本研究通过考察人们对雄心勃勃的身份（“自恋对立”）的对抗性追求（通常被认为可以减少自恋者的SWB）如何与自恋者的认知幸福感（即SWB的组成部分）相关联，从而扩展了后者的观点。自尊心较低。在研究1中，参与者（N  = 417）报告了他们的自恋，自尊，自恋对立和总体生活满意度（以认知幸福指数表示）。在研究2（预注册）中，参与者（N = 450）报告了他们的自恋，自尊，自恋的对立，一般和特定领域的生活满意度以及一般影响（指情感幸福感，这是SWB的不同组成部分）。两项研究均显示，自恋对立仅与更多（相对于较少）自尊较低（相对于较高）自恋的人的生活满意度有关。研究2不仅在不同生活领域的满意度上复制了这种互动模式，而且还揭示了这种互动可能与负面影响增加有关。概括地说，结果凸显了不同的人如何以不同甚至“黑暗”的方式增强SWB的功能。