Reports an error in "The narcissistic appeal of leadership theories" by Niklas K. Steffens, Mark S. P. Chong and S. Alexander Haslam (American Psychologist, 2022[Feb-Mar], Vol 77[2], 234-248). In the article, Mark S. P. Chong was incorrectly omitted from the author list. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2020-81554-001.) Leadership is one of the most researched topics in psychological and other social and behavioral sciences. It is routinely seen as vital to the success and vitality of various forms of collaborative activity not only in organizations but in society at large. This has provided the stimulus for a massive amount of theoretical and applied research and also supports a huge industry. But to whom does this body of work appeal? More specifically, does it appeal to people with a broad interest in advancing groups and society or to people who are primarily interested in promoting themselves? To answer this question, we explore the extent to which individuals' narcissism predicts their endorsement of leadership theories. Results provide empirical evidence that the more narcissistic people are, the more they find leadership theories appealing and the more interest they have in learning about the ideas behind particular theories. The predictive power of narcissism also holds when accounting for other variables (including demographic, Big Five traits, and ideological and motivational variables). We conclude that psychological theorizing about leadership can be a double-edged sword in so far as the lionization of leaders(hip) appeals to, and legitimizes, the tastes of a narcissistic audience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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对 Steffens 等人（2022 年）的“领导理论的自恋吸引力”的更正。


报告了 Niklas K. Steffens、Mark S. P. Chong 和 S. Alexander Haslam（美国心理学家，2022 年 2 月至 3 月，第 77 卷[2]，234-248）的“领导理论的自恋吸引力”中的错误。在文章中，Mark S. P. Chong 被错误地从作者列表中遗漏了。本文的在线版本已更正。（以下原始文章的摘要出现在记录 2020-81554-001 中。领导力是心理学和其他社会和行为科学中研究最多的主题之一。它通常被视为对各种形式的协作活动的成功和活力至关重要，不仅在组织中，而且在整个社会中。这为大量的理论和应用研究提供了刺激，也支持了一个庞大的行业。但是，这组作品对谁有吸引力呢？更具体地说，它是否吸引对推动团体和社会发展有广泛兴趣的人，还是主要对提升自己感兴趣的人？为了回答这个问题，我们探讨了个人的自恋在多大程度上预测了他们对领导理论的认可。结果提供了实证证据，表明人们越自恋，他们就越觉得领导理论很有吸引力，他们对了解特定理论背后的思想也就越感兴趣。自恋的预测能力在考虑其他变量（包括人口统计学、大五特征以及意识形态和动机变量）时也成立。我们得出的结论是，关于领导力的心理学理论化可能是一把双刃剑，因为领导者（时髦的）狮子化吸引了自恋观众的口味，并使之合法化。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。