Research on narcissism delineated two prevailing expressions of narcissistic strivings, namely grandiosity and vulnerability (Cain et al., 2008). Grandiosity is indicative of feelings of superiority, admiration seeking, and entitlement, closely reflecting the conception of narcissism in everyday language (Buss & Chiodo, 1991). Vulnerability, in contrast, describes anxious, defensive, and avoidant, yet entitled experience and behavior (Hart et al., 2017;
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