--- title: Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women description: The study confirms just about every gender stereotype about male entitlement canonical: https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-05T14:31:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:48.709Z og:title: Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women og:description: The study confirms just about every gender stereotype about male entitlement og:url: https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecec8d52a276b8bd/69878240524fc04392decc27/151082467.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5616 og:image:height: 3159 og:image:alt: 151082467 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women twitter:description: The study confirms just about every gender stereotype about male entitlement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecec8d52a276b8bd/69878240524fc04392decc27/151082467.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women > Sponsored content. 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Researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management analyzed data from more than 475,000 participants taken over the course of 31 years and found that men consistently scored higher in tests for narcissism, regardless of age. The scientists studied gender differences in three features of narcissism: leadership and authority, exhibitionism and entitlement. They looked at how people responded to statements like, “If I ruled the world, it would be a much better place.” Researchers found a large gap between the genders in the categories of leadership and entitlement, suggesting that men are more likely than women to believe they deserve privileges and pursue opportunities. But men and women were equally as exhibitionist. “Compared with women, men exhibit more assertiveness and desire for power,” lead author Emily Grijalva said on the University of Buffalo website. “But there was no difference in the exhibitionism aspect, meaning both genders are equally likely to display vanity or self-absorption.” The researchers said that the narcissism gap between genders likely stems from ingrained societal gender stereotypes. Women who are taught they are not as worthy of leadership roles as men are less likely to believe they deserve them or are entitled to them. “Individuals tend to observe and learn gender roles from a young age, and may face backlash for deviating from society’s expectations,” Grijalva says. “In particular, women often receive harsh criticism for being aggressive or authoritative, which creates pressure for women, more so than for men, to suppress displays of narcissistic behavior.” [**Take TIME’s quiz to determine if you are a narcissist**](//time.com/3136687/narcissist-quiz/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/"},"headline":"Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women","datePublished":"2015-03-05T14:31:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:48.709Z","description":"The study confirms just about every gender stereotype about male entitlement","url":"https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/","keywords":["Living","gender"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecec8d52a276b8bd/69878240524fc04392decc27/151082467.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecec8d52a276b8bd/69878240524fc04392decc27/151082467.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"151082467","caption":"151082467","creditText":"Tim Robberts—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3733275/men-narcissistic-women/","name":"Study Says Men Are More Narcissistic Than Women"}}]}] ```