The reputational consequences of narcissism in teams: Trajectories of liking and being viewed as narcissistic

Abstract

This study examined how narcissism and honesty-humility were associated with the trajectory of being liked and viewed as narcissistic in task-oriented teams. We tracked 317 participants (70 teams), gathering round-robin ratings of liking and narcissism. Latent growth curve models were used to estimate the role of personality in predicting the trajectory of being liked and being viewed as narcissistic. Antagonistic narcissism was negatively associated with being liked and positively associated with being viewed as narcissistic; these views remained stable over time. Agentic narcissism was positively associated with initially being liked, but only when controlling for antagonistic narcissism. Honesty-humility was not associated with teammate reputations. The results offer insights into the reputational consequences of narcissism, highlighting how antagonistic narcissism undermines teammate relationships.