Exploring the Links Between Trait Anger, Self-Reported Sarcasm Use, and Narcissism

We carried out two cross-sectional studies ([N.sub.1] = 240; [N.sub.2] = 334) on a population of native Polish-speaking young adults to examine the relationships between trait anger, grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and self-reported sarcasm use, measured with a Polish translation of the Sarcasm Self-Report Scale (SSS, Ivanko et al., 2004). We found that trait anger was significantly and positively associated with self-reported sarcasm use generally and on the face-saving subscale. Additionally, grandiose, but not vulnerable narcissism showed a pattern of positive correlations with self-reported sarcasm use, both generally as well as on the individual SSS subscales. Trait anger and grandiose narcissism were also significant predictors of self-reported sarcasm use, although the influence of narcissism weakened upon the inclusion of trait anger in the regression models, suggesting that trait anger might contribute to perceiving oneself as sarcastic among narcissistic individuals. KEYWORDS trait anger sarcasm use vulnerable narcissism grandiose narcissism