Leadership is one of the most researched topics in psychological and other social and behavioral sciences. It is routinely seen as vital to the success and vitality of various forms of collaborative activity not only in organizations but in society at large. This has provided the stimulus for a massive amount of theoretical and applied research and also supports a huge industry. But to whom does this body of work appeal? More specifically, does it appeal to people with a broad interest in advancing groups and society or to people who are primarily interested in promoting themselves? To answer this question, we explore the extent to which individuals’ narcissism predicts their endorsement of leadership theories. Results provide empirical evidence that the more narcissistic people are, the more they find leadership theories appealing and the more interest they have in learning about the ideas behind particular theories. The predictive power of narcissism also holds when accounting for other variables (including demographic, Big Five traits, and ideological and motivational variables). We conclude that psychological theorizing about leadership can be a double-edged sword in so far as the lionization of leaders(hip) appeals to, and legitimizes, the tastes of a narcissistic audience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

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领导理论的自恋吸引力。

领导力是心理学和其他社会和行为科学中研究最多的主题之一。它通常被视为对各种形式的协作活动的成功和活力至关重要，不仅在组织中，而且在整个社会中。这为大量的理论和应用研究提供了动力，也为庞大的产业提供了支撑。但这部作品对谁有吸引力呢？更具体地说，它是吸引那些对推动团体和社会发展有广泛兴趣的人，还是吸引那些主要对提升自己感兴趣的人？为了回答这个问题，我们探讨了个人自恋在多大程度上预测了他们对领导理论的认可。结果提供了经验证据表明越自恋的人，他们发现领导理论越有吸引力，他们对了解特定理论背后的想法就越感兴趣。当考虑其他变量（包括人口统计、大五特征以及意识形态和动机变量）时，自恋的预测能力也成立。我们的结论是，关于领导力的心理理论可能是一把双刃剑，因为对领导者（臀部）的崇拜吸引并合法化了自恋观众的口味。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）我们的结论是，关于领导力的心理理论可能是一把双刃剑，因为对领导者（臀部）的崇拜吸引并合法化了自恋观众的口味。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）我们的结论是，关于领导力的心理理论可能是一把双刃剑，因为对领导者（臀部）的崇拜吸引并合法化了自恋观众的口味。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）