Study warns men against excessive narcissism
January 24, 2012 15:38
The Daily Mail reports that as part of a study, psychologists asked 106 men and women to take personality questionnaires and took two saliva samples from them to measure levels of cortisol, a stress-related hormone.
Men who showed 'unhealthy' levels of narcissism in the questionnaires also had high levels of cortisol, even in a relaxed situation. In women, this was not the case.
In other words, while a 'healthy' degree of narcissism is good for you, they say, too much can cause tension and in extreme cases lead to depression and personality disorders.
Read more here.