The Pathological Narcissism Inventory: Measurement Invariance Across Serbian and USA Samples and Further Validation

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojana M. Dinić ◽  
Aleksandar Vujić
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Order Structure ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Hypersensitive Narcissism ◽  
The Hierarchical Structure ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory ◽  
Narcissistic Grandiosity

Abstract. The aim of this research was to explore measurement invariance across samples from Serbia and the USA (Study 1) and to further validate the Serbian adaptation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory – PNI (Study 2). The results supported the original seven-factor first-order structure as well as the hierarchical structure of the PNI with Narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability as the second-order factors. Further, scalar invariance between the two versions of the PNI was achieved. Relations between Narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability and other measures of grandiose and hypersensitive narcissism supported the validity of their scores. Among HEXACO traits, both Narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability showed substantial negative correlations with Honesty-Humility. The main distinctions between the two aspects of narcissism lie in the positive relations with Neuroticism and negative relations with self-esteem, both of which are higher for Narcissistic vulnerability. The results support good psychometric properties of the PNI scores and add to the PNI’s cross-cultural validity.

scholarly journals Measurement Invariance of Three Narcissism Questionnaires Across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-43
Author(s):  
Eunike Wetzel ◽  
Felix J. Lang ◽  
Mitja D. Back ◽  
Michele Vecchione ◽  
Radoslaw Rogoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory ◽  
The U.S

With a recent surge of research on narcissism, narcissism questionnaires are increasingly being translated and applied in various countries. The measurement invariance of an instrument across countries is a precondition for being able to compare scores across countries. We investigated the cross-cultural measurement invariance of three narcissism questionnaires (Brief Pathological Narcissism Inventory [B-PNI], Narcissistic Personality Inventory [NPI], and Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire [NARQ]) and mean-level differences across samples from the United States ( N = 2,464), the United Kingdom ( N = 307), and Germany ( N = 925). Overall, the B-PNI and NARQ functioned equivalently for the U.S. and U.K. participants. More violations of measurement invariance were found between Germany and the combined U.S. and U.K. samples, and for the NPI. In the B-PNI and NARQ, Americans scored higher than individuals from the United Kingdom regarding agentic aspects (self-sacrificing self-enhancement, admiration), while Germans scored lower than both Americans and U.K. individuals regarding antagonistic (entitlement rage, rivalry) and neurotic (hiding the self, contingent self-esteem) aspects. More inconsistent results were found for NPI facets. When noninvariance was present, observed means yielded biased results. Thus, the degree of measurement invariance across translated instrument versions should be considered in cross-cultural comparisons, even with culturally similar countries.

scholarly journals Measurement invariance of three narcissism questionnaires across the US, the UK, and Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunike Wetzel ◽  
Felix J. Lang ◽  
Mitja Back ◽  
Michele Vecchione ◽  
Radosław Rogoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Us ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory

With a recent surge of research on narcissism, narcissism questionnaires are increasingly beingtranslated and applied in various countries. The measurement invariance of an instrument across countries is a precondition for being able to compare scores across countries. We investigated the cross-cultural measurement invariance of three narcissism questionnaires (Brief Pathological Narcissism Inventory, B-PNI; Narcissistic Personality Inventory, NPI; and Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire, NARQ) and mean-level differences across samples from the United States (N = 2,464), the United Kingdom (N = 307), and Germany (N = 925). Overall, the B-PNI and NARQ functioned equivalently for US and UK participants. More violations of measurement invariance were found between Germany and the combined US and UK samples, and for the NPI. In the B-PNI and NARQ, Americans scored higher than individuals from the UK regarding agentic aspects (self-sacrificing self-enhancement, admiration), while Germans scored lower than both Americans and UK individuals regarding antagonistic (entitlement rage, rivalry) and neurotic (hiding the self, contingent self-esteem) aspects. More inconsistent results were found for NPI facets. When noninvariance was present, observed means yielded biased results. Thus, the degree of measurement invariance across translated instrument versions should be considered in cross-cultural comparisons, even with culturally similar countries.

A Multivariate Analysis of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory’s Nomological Network

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Edershile ◽  
Leonard Simms ◽  
Aidan G.C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Zero Order ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Nomological Network ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory ◽  
Narcissistic Grandiosity

The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI; Pincus et al., 2009) has enjoyed widespread use in the study of the narcissism. However, questions have been raised about whether the PNI’s grandiosity scale adequately captures narcissistic grandiosity as well as other popular measures do. Specifically, some have noted that PNI grandiosity shows a pattern of external associations that diverges from patterns for narcissistic grandiosity predicted by experts, and is more similar to the predictions for the vulnerability scale than is desirable. Previous research driving these critiques has relied on patterns of zero-order correlations to examine the nomological networks of these scales. The present study reexamines the nomological networks of PNI grandiosity and vulnerability scales using hierarchical regression. Results indicate that once accounting for overlapping variance of vulnerability and grandiosity, the unique variance in the PNI’s grandiosity scale closely matches contemporary expert conceptualizations of narcissistic grandiosity based on expected associations with other personality variables.

A Day in the Life of Narcissus: Measuring Narcissistic Grandiosity and Vulnerability in Daily Life

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Edershile ◽  
William C. Woods ◽  
Brinkley M. Sharpe ◽  
Michael L Crowe ◽  
Josh Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Trait Level ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory ◽  
Narcissistic Grandiosity

There is growing interest in understanding the fluctuations in narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability over time. Momentary data collection is vital in facilitating this new area of inquiry. Two narcissism adjective scales, the Narcissistic Grandiosity Scale and the Narcissistic Vulnerability Scale, have recently been developed for this purpose. In the present study, the validity of these two scales was examined across three different samples. Results indicate that these measures perform well psychometrically at both the momentary and trait-level. In particular, results from the multilevel exploratory factor analyses reveal a clear two-factor structure at both the within- and between-person level. Additional results examining the relationship between these scales and other momentary scales (e.g., the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule) reflect associations in line with contemporary literature. Finally, both of these scales tended to correlate with other dispositional measures at the between-person level in the expected manner, with particularly strong associations with existing narcissism measures (e.g., The Pathological Narcissism Inventory and The Five Factor Narcissism Inventory). Future studies wishing to examine fluctuations in grandiosity and vulnerability should consider using these scales for momentary narcissism assessment.

Examining the Interpersonal Profiles and Nomological Network Associated with Narcissistic Grandiosity and Narcissistic Vulnerability

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Cain ◽  
Callie Jowers ◽  
Mark Blanchard ◽  
Sharon Nelson ◽  
Steven K. Huprich
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Interpersonal Circumplex ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Nomological Network ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Narcissistic Vulnerability ◽  
Subtype A ◽  
Narcissistic Grandiosity

Theory and research have consistently shown that pathological narcissism can best be described by 2 phenotypic expressions, narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability. The current study sought to examine the specific types of interpersonal problems reported by those high in narcissistic grandiosity and high in narcissistic vulnerability as well as examine the nomological network associated with these 2 manifestations of narcissism. In a sample of university students who completed self-report measures of pathological narcissism, interpersonal problems, depression, self-esteem, malignant self-regard, self-defeating personality disorder symptoms, and anger, we found that narcissistic grandiosity (<i>n</i> = 108) was associated with one distinct interpersonal profile, for example, being overly intrusive in relationships with others, while narcissistic vulnerability (<i>n</i> = 88) was associated with a wider range of interpersonal problems on the interpersonal circumplex. Using cluster analysis, we found 3 interpersonal subtypes associated with narcissistic vulnerability, an intrusive subtype, a cold subtype, and a socially avoidant subtype. Further examination of group differences showed that the 3 interpersonal subtypes associated with narcissistic vulnerability could also be distinguished based on their experience and expression of anger. This suggests the importance of assessing profiles of interpersonal functioning and anger in narcissistic vulnerability. The clinical implications of our results are discussed.

Expanding the Nomological Net of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory: German Validation and Extension in a Clinical Inpatient Sample

Assessment ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn C. Morf ◽  
Eva Schürch ◽  
Albrecht Küfner ◽  
Philip Siegrist ◽  
Aline Vater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Order Structure ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
First Order ◽  
Equivalent Models ◽  
Multidimensional Measure ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory

The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) is a multidimensional measure for assessing grandiose and vulnerable features in narcissistic pathology. The aim of the present research was to construct and validate a German translation of the PNI and to provide further information on the PNI’s nomological net. Findings from a first study confirm the psychometric soundness of the PNI and replicate its seven-factor first-order structure. A second-order structure was also supported but with several equivalent models. A second study investigating associations with a broad range of measures ( DSM Axis I and II constructs, emotions, personality traits, interpersonal and dysfunctional behaviors, and well-being) supported the concurrent validity of the PNI. Discriminant validity with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory was also shown. Finally, in a third study an extension in a clinical inpatient sample provided further evidence that the PNI is a useful tool to assess the more pathological end of narcissism.

Pathological Narcissism and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindes Dawood ◽  
Hans S. Schroder ◽  
M. Brent Donnellan ◽  
Aaron L. Pincus
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Narcissistic Vulnerability ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Pathological Narcissism Inventory ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury ◽  
Narcissistic Grandiosity

Few studies have examined associations between pathological narcissism and self-harm, but those that do indicate that narcissistic vulnerability (not narcissistic grandiosity) relates to self-harm. The current study extends this literature by investigating how facets of pathological narcissism assessed by the Pathological Narcissism Inventory relate to specific nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors assessed by the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury using statistical models appropriate for non-normally distributed count data. In a sample of 1,023 undergraduate students, results revealed that facets of both narcissistic vulnerability and narcissistic grandiosity were differentially related to the endorsement and frequency of specific NSSI behaviors and higher-order latent NSSI factors (repetitive and impulsive), even after accounting for levels of borderline pathology. The clinical implications of these results are discussed.

Measurement Invariance of a Universal Behavioral Screener Across Samples From the USA and Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gino Casale ◽  
Robert J. Volpe ◽  
Brian Daniels ◽  
Thomas Hennemann ◽  
Amy M. Briesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Universal Screener ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

Abstract. The current study examines the item and scalar equivalence of an abbreviated school-based universal screener that was cross-culturally translated and adapted from English into German. The instrument was designed to assess student behavior problems that impact classroom learning. Participants were 1,346 K-6 grade students from the US (n = 390, Mage = 9.23, 38.5% female) and Germany (n = 956, Mage = 8.04, 40.1% female). Measurement invariance was tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across students from the US and Germany. Results support full scalar invariance between students from the US and Germany (df = 266, χ2 = 790.141, Δχ2 = 6.9, p < .001, CFI = 0.976, ΔCFI = 0.000, RMSEA = 0.052, ΔRMSEA = −0.003) indicating that the factor structure, the factor loadings, and the item thresholds are comparable across samples. This finding implies that a full cross-cultural comparison including latent factor means and structural coefficients between the US and the German version of the abbreviated screener is possible. Therefore, the tool can be used in German schools as well as for cross-cultural research purposes between the US and Germany.

The Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of Positive and Negative Affect

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Joshanloo ◽  
Ali Bakhshi
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Invariance Testing ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Scalar Invariance ◽  
Gender Groups

Abstract. This study investigated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Mroczek and Kolarz’s scales of positive and negative affect in Iran (N = 2,391) and the USA (N = 2,154), and across gender groups. The two-factor model of affect was supported across the groups. The results of measurement invariance testing confirmed full metric and partial scalar invariance of the scales across cultural groups, and full metric and full scalar invariance across gender groups. The results of latent mean analysis revealed that Iranians scored lower on positive affect and higher on negative affect than Americans. The analyses also showed that American men scored significantly lower than American women on negative affect. The significance and implications of the results are discussed.

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