Research has shown that diverging romantic relationship outcomes of grandiose narcissism can be explained by differential associations of agentic and antagonistic aspects of narcissism. In this study, we wanted to further investigate the underlying mechanisms by examining how narcissists perceive daily situations with their partners. In an online diary, 171 couples reported on 1941 daily situations experienced together. Analyses revealed that agentic narcissism was positively and antagonistic narcissism was negatively related to daily relationship satisfaction. These effects were differentially linked through distinct situation perceptions: Agentic narcissism was positively linked with relationship satisfaction through perceiving daily situations as, for example, containing more romance, sexuality, and love, while antagonistic narcissism was negatively linked with relationship satisfaction through perceiving, for example, more threat, criticism, and accusation. Results are discussed in light of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept and with respect to person–situation transactions in romantic relationships.

研究表明，自恋的对立和对立方面的不同关联可以解释宏大的自恋引起的浪漫关系结果的分歧。在这项研究中，我们想通过检查自恋者与伴侣的日常情况来进一步研究其潜在机制。在在线日记中，有171对夫妇报道了1941年一起经历的日常情况。分析表明，自恋与自恋呈正相关，对立自恋与日常恋爱满意度呈负相关。这些影响通过不同的情况感知而有不同的联系：代理自恋通过感知日常情况（例如，包含更多的浪漫，性和爱，而自恋则通过感知（例如更多的威胁，批评和指责）与关系满意度负相关。根据自恋和对立竞争的概念以及在恋爱关系中的人情交易，讨论了结果。