India, Feb. 21 -- A recent study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, revealed that narcissists more often feel excluded than those with lower self-obsession.
"Feeling ostracized is a subjective experience based on the perception of social cues by the individual. Some may be intentionally ostracized, while others may merely believe they are being excluded when that's not the case," said lead author Christiane Buttner of the University of Basel.
"Our findings suggest that individuals with higher levels of narcissism are more sensitive to exclusion cues, leading them to perceive ostracism more frequently."
The researchers first examined data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, a national survey of about 22,000 ...