Measures of the Narcissistic Personality: Complexity of Relationships With Self-Esteem and Empathy

Gender Differences in Narcissism and Courtship Violence in Dating Couples

“…Exploitativeness and entitlement appear to reflect the more maladaptive aspects of narcissism (Raskin and Novacek 1989). Unlike other dimensions of narcissism, which tend to correlate positively with self-esteem and other indicators of psychological health, the exploitativeness/entitlement factor is uncorrelated with self-esteem (e.g., Watson et al 1992). Furthermore, exploitativeness/entitlement is associated with a host of negative interpersonal behaviors, including a lack of empathy (e.g., Emmons 1984Emmons , 1987Ruiz et al 2001;Watson et al 1984), which seems to involve both lack of concern for others as well as difficulty understanding the perspectives of others (Watson et al 1992).…”

“…Unlike other dimensions of narcissism, which tend to correlate positively with self-esteem and other indicators of psychological health, the exploitativeness/entitlement factor is uncorrelated with self-esteem (e.g., Watson et al 1992). Furthermore, exploitativeness/entitlement is associated with a host of negative interpersonal behaviors, including a lack of empathy (e.g., Emmons 1984Emmons , 1987Ruiz et al 2001;Watson et al 1984), which seems to involve both lack of concern for others as well as difficulty understanding the perspectives of others (Watson et al 1992). In addition, the exploitativeness/entitlement dimension of narcissism is strongly associated with the frequency of perceived interpersonal transgressions and an unwillingness to forgive dating partners (Exline et al 2004;McCullough et al 2003).…”

The Many Complexities in Treating and Studying Narcissism

“…To illustrate, using a cut-off score of 15.55 almost two thirds of recent college students would be diagnosed with narcissism (Twenge, Konrath, Foster et al, 2008 Moreover, the general consensus in the field is that the NPI is limited as a measure for clinical conceptualizations of narcissism (Cain et al, 2008;Miller & Campbell, 2008;Pincus et al, 2009;Pincus & Lukowitsky, 2010;Rosenthal & Hooley, 2010). For instance, most of the subscales of the NPI reliably show weak or even negative correlations with indicators of dysfunction (e.g., Rhodewalt & Morf, 1995;Watson, 2005) and NPI scores are negatively associated with trait neuroticism and depression, and positively associated with achievement motivation, self-esteem, emotional resilience, and extraversion (Lukowitsky, et al, 2007;Miller & Campbell, 2008;Rhodewalt & Morf, 1995;Watson, Little, Sawrie, & Biderman, 1992). These findings have led some to suggest that the NPI mainly assesses an adaptive form of narcissism (Cain et al, 2008;Pincus et al, 2009;Watson, Trumpeter, O'Leary, Morris, & Culhane, 2005.…”

Tussen heersen en zelfbescherming. Narcisme en zinervaring

“…Er bestaat immers een positieve relatie tussen zelfgenoegzaamheid enerzijds en het hebben van een ordeningskader en het ervaren van vervulling anderzijds. Uit andere bronnen blijkt echter dat zelfgenoegzaamheid ook wel eens disfunctioneel wil zijn (Sturman, 2000;Watson, Little, Sawrie, & Biderman, 1992;Watson & Morris, 1991). Op basis van deze bronnen lijkt zelfgenoegzaamheid een disfunctionele variant van het functioneel geachte centrifugale narcisme.…”