Abstract. Previous research on the link between parenthood and subjective well-being has observed a positive, a negative, or no relation between the two depending upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, parent age, child age, and parent gender. The current study assessed an individual difference – parent narcissism – as an additional moderator of this link. The project assessed both non-pathological and pathological trait narcissism and differentiated between pathological grandiosity and vulnerability as it explored the extent to which each form of narcissism moderated the association between parenthood and well-being. Amazon Mturk workers completed measures of demographic characteristics, subjective well-being, and narcissism online. Overall, parenthood was positively associated with subjective well-being, but this effect was moderated such that the positive association between parenting and subjective well-being was observed only for those low in non-pathological narcissism and pathological grandiosity. Pathological vulnerability was negatively associated with subjective well-being but did not moderate the parenthood-subjective well-being link. The findings highlight the role of narcissistic grandiosity in influencing when and for whom parenthood might lead to more subjective well-being.

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父母身份、主观幸福感和父母自恋的调节作用

摘要。先前关于父母身份和主观幸福感之间联系的研究已经观察到两者之间存在积极、消极或没有关系，这取决于多种因素，包括但不限于父母年龄、儿童年龄和父母性别。目前的研究评估了个体差异——父母自恋——作为这个链接的额外调节者。该项目评估了非病态和病态特征的自恋，并区分了病态的夸大和脆弱性，因为它探索了每种形式的自恋在多大程度上调节了父母身份和幸福感之间的关联。Amazon Mturk 员工在线完成了人口特征、主观幸福感和自恋的测量。总体而言，父母身份与主观幸福感呈正相关，但这种影响被缓和了，因此仅在非病态自恋和病态自大的人中观察到养育子女与主观幸福感之间的正相关。病理脆弱性与主观幸福感呈负相关，但并未缓和父母身份与主观幸福感的联系。研究结果强调了自恋夸大在影响何时以及为谁做父母可能会带来更多主观幸福感方面的作用。