Different coping strategies amongst individuals with grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic traits

Fernie, Bruce A.; Fung, Agoston; Nikčević, Ana V.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.009

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“…The quality of coping or defense styles could potentially be seen as a distinguishing factor underlying the phenomenological appearance of narcissism. Concerning this matter, other factors have also been proposed, e.g., neuroticism [29], attachment representations [14], and rejection sensitivity [10, 11, 35]. In line with the latter [74], BPD patients with vulnerable but not grandiose traits were more sensitive to rejection in our study.…”

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“…Nevertheless, it is tempting to speculate that patients with vulnerable narcissism might lack the defense or coping mechanisms against symptom distress which are available in grandiose narcissism. For instance, vulnerable narcissism has been associated with more immature defense styles [35, 71, 72]. Defense or coping styles might also be relevant for the large diversity in psychosocial functioning of narcissistic patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Borderline Personality Disorder

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Background: Little is known about narcissistic traits in borderline personality disorder (BPD). This exploratory study aimed to illustrate the associations between total, grandiose, and vulnerable narcissism and gender, diagnostic features of BPD and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and psychopathology in BPD patients. Sampling and Methods: The Pathological Narcissism Inventory and psychometric measures for impulsivity, anger, borderline symptom severity, personality organization, depression, and rejection sensitivity were completed by 65 BPD patients. Statistical analyses were conducted using the t test, Pearson correlation, and multivariate regression analyses. Results: Male BPD patients displayed higher narcissistic scores than females (p < 0.01). Grandiose narcissism showed a stronger association with NPD than with BPD (p < 0.01) while vulnerable narcissism was only associated with BPD (p < 0.01). Rejection sensitivity (p < 0.01) and depression (p < 0.001) predicted vulnerable narcissism. Conclusion: Vulnerable narcissism is closely associated with BPD and appears to be more dysfunctional than grandiose narcissism. A comprehensive consideration of both traits is recommended. Our results might help to generate hypotheses for further research on pathological narcissism in the spectrum of personality disorders. Future studies are advised to apply complementary measures and take new diagnostic approaches of DSM-5 and ICD-11 into account.

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Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Borderline Personality Disorder

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“…Mielimaka et al (61) later found that the defensive style mediated the relationship between narcissism and interpersonal problems: Albeit narcissism was not directly related to interpersonal problems, they found an indirect effect when mediated by neurotic defense mechanisms. Ultimately, the differentiation between GN and VN has shown to be of informative value: Studies on the relationship between pathological narcissism (GN and VN), defensive functioning, and coping abilities have shown that GN and VN are associated with diverging coping strategies (62). VN, but not GN, is associated with hostile attribution bias, which could be interpreted as projective processes (63), and VN was strongly associated with narcissistic rage, hostility and aggressive behavior (64).…”

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It's Not That Great Anymore: The Central Role of Defense Mechanisms in Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

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Objectives: The concept of narcissism contains a yet unresolved paradox: Its grandiose facet depicts the psychopathological core but is often associated with life-satisfaction and overall functioning, whereas its vulnerable facet is associated with psychological distress, but still not included in the international classification systems. Our goal was to investigate the relationship between the two facets of narcissism expecting underlying defense mechanisms to be core elements. First, we aimed to identify defense mechanisms specific to grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Second, we explored how both facets are differentially associated with psychological distress, assuming that grandiose narcissism would be associated with less psychological distress than vulnerable narcissism. Third, we investigated the mediating role of defense mechanisms between narcissism and psychological distress.Methods: In a non-clinical sample of N = 254 individuals, the Pathological Narcissism Inventory was used for the assessment of grandiose and vulnerable facets of narcissism, the Defense Style Questionnaire for defense mechanisms, and the Brief Symptom Inventory for psychological distress. Structural equation modeling was employed to identify distinct factors of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Associations between specific defense mechanisms and both facets were calculated. Furthermore, the direct association between both facets and psychological distress was examined. We finally explored whether defense mechanisms mediate the association between distress and both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism.Results: A distinct pattern of defense mechanisms for each facet of narcissism could be extracted: Both facets showed significant positive correlations with specific intermediate and all maladaptive defense mechanisms. Only grandiose narcissism showed significant positive correlations with adaptive defenses. Vulnerable narcissism showed negative correlations with all adaptive defenses. Specifically, grandiose narcissism was significantly related to anticipation, pseudo-altruism, rationalization, and dissociation, whereas vulnerable narcissism was negatively related to all these defense mechanisms. While grandiose narcissism was not related to psychological distress, vulnerable narcissism showed high correlations with psychological distress. Intriguingly, mediator analysis found that grandiose narcissism was related to psychological distress when mediated by maladaptive defense mechanisms.Discussion: The role of defense mechanisms is central for a differentiated understanding of the two different faces of narcissism. The relevance of assessing defense mechanisms in clinical settings, and related empirical findings are discussed.

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“…Sub-clinical narcissism is characterized by a lack of empathy, feelings of superiority, egocentricism, self-enhancement, arrogance, and manipulative behaviors (Emmons, 1987;Fernie, Fung, & Nikčević, 2016;Sedikides & Gregg, 2008). Machiavellianism is mostly defined by a cynical worldview and interpersonal manipulation (Furnham, Richards, & Paulhus, 2013).…”

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“…Moreover several studies showed that for different facets of the Dark Triad traits people may prefer to use different coping styles. For instance, Vulnerable Narcissists were more likely to utilize denial and behavioral disengagement compared to Grandiose Narcissists (Fernie, Fung, & Nikčević, 2016), Secondary Psychopathy predicted coping through substance use more than Primary Psychopathy (Gillen, Barry, & Bater, 2016), and Primary and Secondary Psychopaths differed in their coping styles when faced with feelings of shame (Campbell & Elison, 2005). Nevertheless, more research is needed in order to clarify the specific differences in coping among different facets of the Dark Triad traits.…”

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Kişiliğin Karanlık Üçlüsü: Narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve Psikopati

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Irak²

2020

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Bu derleme çalışmada, son yıllarda alan yazında sıklıkla karşılaşılan ve Karanlık Üçlü başlığı altında incelenen üç kişilik özelliği, Narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve Psikopati ele alınmıştır. Alan yazında Karanlık Üçlü kişilik özellikleriyle yapılan araştırmaların çoğunda bu özeliklerin alt boyutlarının ele alınmadığı görülmektedir. Nitekim bu kişilik özellikleri için alt boyutlar oldukça önemli farklı özellikleri temsil etmektedir. Bu bağlamda derleme çalışmamızın temel amacı bu farklı boyutları ele alarak kişilik özelliklerinin benzerliklerini ve farklılıklarını incelemektir. Bu karşılaştırmalar yapılırken aynı zamanda Narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve Psikopati kişilik özelliklerinin ölçümünde kullanılan ölçüm araçları, diğer kişilik modelleriyle, baş etme stilleriyle ve iyi oluş haliyle olan ilişkileri de bu derlemede özetlenmiştir. Son olarak ileride bu konuda yapılacak çalışmalara ilişkin konulara dikkat çekilerek, bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

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Different coping strategies amongst individuals with grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic traits

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Borderline Personality Disorder

Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Borderline Personality Disorder

It's Not That Great Anymore: The Central Role of Defense Mechanisms in Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

Kişiliğin Karanlık Üçlüsü: Narsisizm, Makyavelizm ve Psikopati

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