We asked participants to complete two questionnaires that measured six domains of their personality, to measure how authentically they presented themselves.įirst they considered their authentic self, with items such as “I can handle difficult situations without needing emotional support from anyone else”. We measured their scores for vulnerable narcissism, along with other “ dark triad” personality traits including grandiose narcissism (arrogance and dominance), psychopathy (low empathy and callousness) and Machiavellianism (being manipulative and calculating). Vulnerable narcissism is characterised by high emotional sensitivity and a defensive, insecure grandiosity that masks feelings of incompetence and inadequacy.įor our study, we recruited a sample of 316 online daters (55% female) via the crowdsourcing platform Prolific. Those at the extreme end are characterised by entitlement, superiority, and a strong need for attention, admiration and approval. Narcissism in a broad sense can be conceptualised as a personality trait that falls on a continuum. We were particularly interested in a sub-type of narcissism called vulnerable narcissism. In new research conducted by me and my colleagues Eliza Oliver and Evita March, we explore how personality traits can be associated with inauthentic self-presentation while online dating.
But others are more deceptive and potentially harmful, such as presenting one’s personality inauthentically to lure a potential mate. Some forms of misrepresentation are arguably innocuous, such as a carefully selected profile photo.
One study found up to 81% of online dating users had engaged in some form of it.
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