研究人員表示 自戀狂總是愛讓戀人吃醋大綱

If your partner gets a thrill out of making you jealous, they could have a bigger personality flaw than simple attention-seeking.

如果你的伴侶會因爲你吃醋的樣子而興奮，那Ta的人格問題可能就不只是想引起你注意那麼簡單了！

Scientists say it could be a sign that they are a narcissist.

科學家指出這可能表明他們是自戀狂。

Narcissists make their partners jealous to gain power in their relationships or to get a self-esteem boost, the researchers found.

研究人員發現，自戀狂會讓他們的另一半感到嫉妒，從而在兩人關係中更佔優勢、或者通過這種方式來讓自己自尊心爆棚。

A survey of 200 students found people with narcissistic personalities are more likely to flirt with others to make their partner jealous.

據一項針對200名學生的調查顯示，自戀性格的人更易於和其他人調情從而使得另一半嫉妒。

'There is some element of normality to narcissists, in that they pursue goals much like everyone else does,' Gregory Tortoriello, a psychologist at the University of Alabama, told LiveScience. 'We're just finding that it's to a slightly greater degree.'

阿拉巴馬大學心理學家喬治·托爾託列洛向LiveScience透露：“自戀狂和正常人其實有很多相似之處，他們也會像其他人一樣追求目標。但是我們發現，他們的程度要稍大一些。”

Narcissistic people are known for having an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for attention and a lack of empathy for others.

衆所周知，自戀型人格有誇大自己重要性的傾向，他們往往非常需要別人的注意、但是又對別人缺少同情。

But narcissists fall into two categories. The first, Grandiose narcissists, are extroverted people with a sense of entitlement and high self-esteem.

但是自戀狂也分兩種。第一種是浮誇的自戀狂。這種人性格外向，有很強的權利意識和自尊。

The second group, known as vulnerable narcissists also have a sense of entitlement, but they have low self-esteem and are willing to exploit people to get what they want.

第二種則被稱爲脆弱的自戀狂。他們也有很強的權利意識，但是卻缺少自尊，並且很喜歡利用別人來達到自己的目的。

The researchers found that both types of narcissists try to make their partners jealous but for different reasons.

研究發現，兩種自戀型人格的人都喜歡讓自己的另一半吃醋，但是原因卻各不相同。

'They are, according to our study, inducing jealously in their partners as a means to pursue some greater goal,' Mr Tortoriello said. 'They're doing it intentionally.'

托爾託列洛說道：“根據我們的研究，他們把引起另一半嫉妒作爲一種追求更大目標的手段。他們是故意這樣做的。”

Grandiose narcissists reported that they make their partners jealous in an attempt to gain power and control in their relationship.

報告稱，浮誇的自戀狂通過讓另一半嫉妒從而企圖在兩人關係中獲得更大權力，或者直接掌控這一關係。

But vulnerable narcissists said they make their partners jealous to test how much their partner liked them, to seek security in their relationship or just to compensate for having low self-esteem.

但是脆弱的自戀狂則表示，他們之所以這樣做是爲了測試另一半到底有多愛自己，從而在關係中尋找安全感、或者只是爲了彌補自己缺乏自尊的問題。

Some vulnerable narcissists said they flirt with others to get revenge on their partners for what they perceived as disloyal behaviour.

一些脆弱自戀型人格的人表示，他們和其他人調情是爲了報復他們眼中另一半的不忠行爲。