Foresee the glory and train better: Narcissism, goal-setting, and athlete training.

What is it about?

Goal-setting use is particularly beneficial to athletes high in self-inflated narcissism (reflecting overconfidence) in training contexts, improving concentration and quality of competition preparation. Dominant narcissism (reflecting strong willingness for dominance) appears to have some protective effects on self-inflated narcissism which enhance the quality of training.

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Why is it important?

Training context is thought demotivating to athletes high in narcissism as it lacks in opportunity for glory or self-enhancement. According to the findings of this research, goal-setting appears a useful self-enhancement strategy that fosters a vision for athletes, creates a sense of self-enhancement and thus helps athletes high in self-inflated narcissism train better. The work also underscores the importance of adopting a multidimensional view on narcissism (e.g., self-inflated vs dominant narcissism).