Abstract

The concept of narcissism encompasses various personality traits, including cognitive, emotional and behavioural characteristics, which often lead to difficulties in maintaining a healthy self-esteem. This study examines the prevalence of narcissism traits (Admiration and Rivalry) in the surgical profession and their association with age, gender and professional experience. A total of 1390 participants (408 women, 982 men) took part in an online survey. The results show that female participants have significantly lower levels of rivalry than male colleagues. Additionally, age was found to be inversely correlated with both facets of narcissism, demonstrating that levels of narcissism decrease as age increases. Participants who are still in education tend to show higher levels of both facets. These results improve our understanding of personality traits in surgery and provide valuable insights for researchers and practitioners.

Details

Title
Exploring grandiose narcissism among surgeons: a comparative analysis
Author
Moellmann, Henriette L. 1 ; Rana, Majeed 1 ; Daseking, Monika 2 ; Petersohn, Hendric 3 ; Rana, Madiha 3 

 University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.14778.3d) (ISNI:0000 0000 8922 7789) 
 Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Department of Educational Psychology, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.49096.32) (ISNI:0000 0001 2238 0831) 
 University of Applied Sciences, Department of Psychology, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.434100.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 0212 3272) 
Pages
11665
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3058372970
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.