Wie die Persönlichkeit die Ablehnung eines negativen Feedbacks beeinflusst: Individuen mit hohem Grandiose -Narzissmus zeigten eher defensive Antworten. Unerwarteterweise reagierten auch Personen, die eine hohe Selbstvereinbarung mit der Selbsteinsicht erzielten, die ihre Stärken und Schwächen kennen, ebenfalls defensiver.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506251345925

From the linked article:

Psychology researchers uncover how personality influences rejection of negative feedback

When people are confronted with negative feedback, they often respond by trying to protect their self-image. But not everyone reacts the same way. A new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science provides evidence that certain personality traits shape how strongly people engage in self-protective reactions.

Narcissistic traits showed a similar pattern. Individuals high in grandiose narcissism were more likely to show defensive responses, especially if their narcissism was centered on communal traits like being helpful or understanding—traits that relate directly to social sensitivity. Among the two components of narcissism, admiration (which reflects self-importance and pride) predicted stronger self-protective reactions, while rivalry (which reflects a tendency to be combative or defensive) did not show the same consistent effect. This finding challenges some theoretical expectations and suggests that admiration may be a more potent driver of defensive behavior than rivalry.

Unexpectedly, individuals who scored high on the self-insight motive—those who say they want to know their strengths and weaknesses—also responded more defensively to negative feedback. This finding runs counter to the idea that people motivated to understand themselves would be more accepting of unpleasant truths. Instead, it suggests that even those who are motivated to gain self-knowledge might resist feedback when it threatens their self-image. This may help explain why wanting to understand oneself does not always translate into having more accurate self-knowledge.