In a similar study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, researchers investigated the relationship between signature size and a number of traits, including aggressive and sociable dominance, narcissism, and self-esteem.
發(fā)表在《人格研究雜志》上的一項類似的研究中,，研究人員調查了簽名的大小和個性之間的關系，包括好斗和社會支配傾向,，自戀和自尊,。

The team analyzed the signatures of 340 Uruguayan university students.
研究小組分析了340名烏拉圭大學生的簽名。

This revealed ‘a significant link between signature size and sociable dominance, both for males and females, while narcissism was only in females significantly associated with signature size.’
研究顯示了簽名大小和社會支配傾向之間的顯著聯系（不論男女）,，而自戀只與女性的簽名大小顯著相關,。

People who score higher in sociable dominance often like to be the center of attention, the researchers explained.
研究人員解釋說,，有社會支配傾向的人通常喜歡成為關注的焦點。

‘Given the positive association of signature size and sociable dominance, larger signatures could be interpreted as a signal of the inclination to stand out and occupy a central position within a group,’ they wrote.
研究人員寫道,，“考慮到簽名大小和社會支配傾向的正相關,，更大的簽名可以解釋為，簽名者傾向于在群體中引人注目,，成為人們關注的焦點,。”

And, signature size isn’t the only indication that a person might be a narcissist.
但簽名大小不是暗示一個人自戀與否的唯一標志,。

The use of extra lines or exclamation marks could be revealing as well, according to PsyBlog.
心理博客說道,，使用額外的劃線或感嘆號也可以揭示自戀傾向。

‘We’ve looked for that silver lining, and we haven’t found it,’ Dr Ham said, explaining that many people consider narcissism a ‘good trait’ and often link it to Steve Jobs.
哈姆博士解釋說,，很多人認為自戀是一個“好的特質”,，并且經常把它與史蒂夫•喬布斯聯系起來。他說,，“我們也在尋找這種可能,，然而并沒有發(fā)現�,！�

‘We didn’t predict at first that signature size would be related only to the dark elements of narcissism. But that’s what we found.’
“我們一開始并沒有想到,，簽名的大小只會與自戀特質中的陰暗面有關。但這就是我們的研究發(fā)現,�,！�

英文來源：每日郵報
翻譯：王鈺（中國日報網）