Foster Research Group (FoRG) mostly conducts research on personality and individual differences--most notably, narcissistic personality. With regard to narcissism, our research attempts to answer the following questions:

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• What is narcissism and how should narcissism be measured?

• Who is more or less narcissistic?

• What are the costs and benefits of narcissism to the self and others?

• How and why do narcissists think and act like they do?

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We also conduct research on topics related to narcissism, such as psychopathy, self-esteem, and empathy. Occasionally, when we're feeling especially brave or foolish, we do research on totally unrelated topics.