Narcissism and the Self as Continuum: Correlations with Assertiveness and Hypercompetitiveness

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Watson ◽  
Ronald J. Morris ◽  
Liv Miller
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Zero Order ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Partial Correlations

In a sample of 596 undergraduates, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and its factors were correlated with self-esteem, assertiveness, and hypercompetitiveness. In zero-order data, assertiveness, narcissism, and hypercompetitiveness all displayed direct intercorrelations. Partial correlations controlling for self-esteem and for the NPI factors uncovered more specific linkages of assertiveness with self-esteem and healthier narcissism and of hypercompetitiveness with maladjusted narcissism. These outcomes conformed with recent suggestions that conscious representations of the self can be arranged along a continuum defined by healthy self-esteem at one extreme and by maladjusted narcissism at the other.

scholarly journals NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY – POSSIBILITY OF APPLICATION ON A SERBIAN POPULATION

2017 ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Milica Ristić ◽  
Vladimir Hedrih ◽  
Snežana Stojiljković
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Total Scale Score

The main goal of this research was to investigate some of the psychometric properties of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory – reliability, applicability of a seven-factor structure and its construct validity for a sample of the Serbian population. For this purpose, a 40-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory – NPI and Rosenberg’s Global Self-esteem scale were distributed via internet to 150 participants of both sexes, aged 19 – 56. Investigation of internal consistency of NPI was satisfactory – Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.87. Also, the seven-factor structure of NPI found with the American sample did not correspond well to the factor structure found in the present study. The total scale score correlated with self-esteem, thereby supporting the validity of the scale.

Psychometric Properties of a French Version of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory in Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Potard ◽  
Baptiste Lignier ◽  
Audrey Henry
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
French Version ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Abstract. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is widely used in social and personality psychology. The present study validates a French version of the NPI (NPI-Fr) for use with young adults. Respondents (N = 1275, Mage = 21.83, SD = 4.97) completed the NPI and two other convergent measures (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and French version of the Big Five Inventory) for three validation steps. Exploratory factor analyses yielded evidence for a structure with either two (Power/Authority, Exhibitionism/Self-Admiration) or four (Leadership/Authority, Grandiosity/Exhibitionism, Special Person, Exploitativeness/Entitlement) first-order factors for the NPI. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the 33-item four-factor model, with moderate model fit indices (χ2/df = 2.04, RMSEA = .058, CFI = .90, GFI = .85). We found significant positive correlations (r = .11 to .44) with self-esteem, Extraversion, and Openness, and a negative correlation with Neuroticism (r = –.09 to –.21). There was high internal consistency, with a reliability coefficient of α = .73 to .93, while test–retest reliability at 4 weeks was satisfactory. Our results confirm the psychometric quality of the questionnaire for French young adults.

Narcissism and Object Relations

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Little ◽  
P. J. Watson ◽  
Michael D. Biderman ◽  
I. N. Ozbek
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Zero Order ◽  
The Self ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Correlational Data

Questionnaire measures of the narcissistic personality disorder can predict healthy and unhealthy self-functioning. That this outcome might support Heinz Kohut's psychoanalytic psychology of the self was tested in a sample of 354 undergraduates. In canonical correlations, factors from the Narcissistic Personality Inventory were associated more strongly with grandiose than with idealizing immaturities in Kohut's bipolar self, while difficulties in interpersonal relationships (i.e., poor object relations) were associated more strongly with idealizing deficits. Zero-order and partial correlational data were congruent with Kohut's hypothesis that self-grandiosity can include elements of both “pathology” and relative mental health, but canonical correlations did not support Kohut's claim that narcissism can be described in a bidimensional self-structure.

scholarly journals Narcissism and Self-Esteem in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolu Oloke ◽  
Jennifer Gatz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Spearman Rank Order Correlation ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
Correlation Test ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Purpose: In a society where mental health is talked about frequently, the Cluster B personality disorder group has been neglected, presenting the need for further research concerning low self-esteem in adolescents & narcissistic tendencies.   Hypothesis: Narcissism is related to low self-esteem in adolescents.  Methods: Adolescents ages 13-18 took part in a Google Forms survey containing 34 questions. Questions were derived from the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Participants were asked about their age, gender, GPA, and ethnicity. The data was used to perform a Spearman rank-order correlation test.   Results: NPI questions related to narcissistic tendencies were not correlated with RSES questions related to low self-esteem. Rather, NPI questions related to narcissistic tendencies were more closely related to RSES questions suggesting high self-esteem.  Conclusion: Narcissism is not related to low self-esteem in adolescents. There needs to be more research done on narcissism and its relation to other factors. Self-esteem also needs to be factored into many issues concerning mental health and psychology. 

Emotional Uses of Facebook and Twitter: Its Relation With Empathy, Narcissism, and Self-Esteem in Adolescence

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 997-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Errasti ◽  
Isaac Amigo ◽  
Manuel Villadangos
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Basic Empathy Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Facebook and Twitter have change interpersonal relationships. Adolescents are the sector of the population who use most these networks. They use them in an emotional way, to express their emotions and to comment on those of others. Empathy, narcissism, and self-esteem may play an important role in the use of these networks. Using a sample of 503 Spanish adolescents (272 males, 231 females), this work studies the relationship between the Basic Empathy Scale, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and emotional and empathic use of Facebook and Twitter. The results showed that those who use Facebook and Twitter have higher scores in empathy. It has been observed that certain ways of using these two social networks are associated with narcissism. Greater use of Facebook and Twitter is associated with lower self-esteem.

Narcissism and Perceived Inequity in Attractiveness in Romantic Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Rohmann ◽  
Hans-Werner Bierhoff ◽  
Martina Schmohr
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Gender Effect ◽  
Dyadic Analysis ◽  
Dyadic Data ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Intraclass Correlations ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Additional Variance

In three studies of romantic relationships (N = 253, N = 81, and N = 98) the hypothesis was tested that high narcissists, relative to low narcissists, distort the assessment of equity in attractiveness. Narcissism was measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. In Study 1 the hypothesis was confirmed. In Study 2 it was shown that although narcissism correlated significantly with self-esteem, it was the unique variance in narcissism which predicted the tendency to feel underbenefited in respect to attractiveness. Finally in Study 3, dyadic data were analyzed on the basis of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. The data of 49 couples who lived together were included. The dyadic analysis indicated that actor narcissism exerted the expected influence on perceived inequity in attractiveness, whereas partner narcissism explained no additional variance. High narcissists felt more underbenefited than low narcissists. The analysis of dyadic data in Study 3 indicates that the link between narcissism and equity in attractiveness turns out to be an intrapersonal phenomenon because only actor narcissism, not partner narcissism, is significantly correlated with perceived inequity. In addition, partial intraclass correlations revealed that if one partner tended to feel underbenefited, the other partner tended to feel overbenefited. The results are explained on the basis of the agentic model of narcissism. All three studies consistently revealed a gender effect indicating that women felt more underbenefited than men in terms of attractiveness.

The influence of concealing academic achievement on the self-esteem of adolescents with low achievement

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 805-810
Author(s):  
Baoshan Zhang ◽  
Jun-Yan Zhao ◽  
Guoliang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Positive Performance

An examination was carried out of the influences of concealing academic achievement on self-esteem in an academically relevant social interaction based on the assumption that concealing socially devalued characteristics should influence individuals' self-esteem during social interactions. An interview paradigm called for school-aged adolescents who either were or were not low (academic) achievers to play the role of students who were or were not low achievers while answering academically relevant questions. The data suggest that the performance self-esteem of low achievers who played the role of good students was more positive than that of low achievers who played the role of low achievers. On the other hand, participants who played the role of good students had more positive performance self-esteem than did participants who played the role of low achievers.

A Study of the Relationship between a Personal Philosophy of Human Nature (Good or Evil) and Self-Esteem

1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Martin ◽  
Garland E. Blair ◽  
Robert M. Nevels ◽  
Mary M. Brant
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Personal Philosophy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Age And Sex

The present study was undertaken to estimate the relationship between a personal philosophy of human nature (whether man is essentially good or evil) and an individual's self-esteem, as measured by the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory and the Self-esteem scale of the Jackson Personality Inventory. For 19 male and 21 female undergraduate students, correlations of age and sex with self-esteem were calculated. The multivariate analysis of variance indicated a nonsignificant relation between scores on philosophy of human nature of students and their scores on the two measures of self-esteem. Correlations of age and sex with self-esteem were also nonsignificant. The Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory scores and those on the Self-esteem scale of the Jackson Personality Inventory were significantly correlated at .59.

scholarly journals The Influence of Negative Personality Factors on Choice of Humor: A Study on Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddoju Aishwarya
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Inventory ◽  
Shed Light

The present study explored the correlations between the four humor styles and the Dark Triad traits of personality. Participants were 202 undergraduates from India who finished the humor Styles Questionnaire, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, and the MACHIV. Results intimated that member who scored higher on sub-clinical psychopathy and Machiavellianism exhibited a more inclination to utilise negative humor styles (self-defeating and aggressive). whereas, individuals who got higher scores on narcissism were progressively inclined to have a preference toward affiliative humor or style and self-enhancing humor style and they negatively correlated with negative humor styles. The study was conducted to help understand the personality traits of individuals with various genre of humor and help to explain the nature of the Dark Triad traits of personality. It said to shed light on the interpersonal styles employed by people who exhibit these attributes.

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