Journal Club

-Are you interested in learning more about current psychology research?
-Do you like to hang out with psychology majors?
-Do you want to get better at understanding psychology journal articles?

Then come join us at the Monthly Psychology Club Journal Club!

Each month, the students of the Psychology Club will select a short (< 7 page) journal article from Psychological Science, we'll read it and discuss it at our next Journal Club meeting.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 14th, 6:30pm
Centenary Square 210

Reality at Odds With Perceptions: Narcissistic Leaders and Group Performance
by Barbora Nevicka, Femke S. Ten Velden, Annebel H. B. De Hoogh,
and Annelies E. M. Van Vianen

Narcissistic leaders often receive high performance ratings, but few studies have examined how their personalities affect the performance of those they lead. Participants were placed in groups of three and asked to perform a task; a group leader was chosen at random from the three members. The group leader's narcissism was assessed along with the group's perception of the leader's authority, the leaders effectiveness, and the group's level of information sharing. Results indicated that groups perceived narcissistic leaders as being more effective because they showed greater authority. However, narcissistic leaders actually inhibited information exchange within their groups, leading to suboptimal performance outcomes.

If you have questions, please email email in the Psychology Department.

Wondering what we've read previously? Look here.