Narcissistic Personality Features and Self-Reported Anger

McCann, Joseph T.; Biaggio, Mary Kay

doi:10.2466/pr0.1989.64.1.55

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“…Studies have found positive intercorrelations between grandiosity, dominance, narcissism, and hostility [e.g., Raskin et al, 1991]. Other findings indicate that high levels of narcissism are related to greater levels of verbally expressed anger [McCann and Biaggio, 1989]. Such studies indicate that wildly favourable views of the self may be involved in aggressive behaviour.…”

Section: Introduction the Concept Of Angermentioning

confidence: 85%

Extremes of self-esteem and narcissism and the experience and expression of anger and aggression

1998

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This study examined the level of self‐esteem and narcissism as personality variables involved in the disposition to experience and express anger. Three hundred thirty‐eight subjects were sampled across two higher education centres and one student teaching programme in the United Kingdom. It was reasoned that individuals with both high self‐esteem and narcissism would report especially high tendencies to experience and express anger and aggression and that those with high self‐esteem and low narcissism would report the lowest. These predictions were influenced by theories that emphasise the role of threats to high self‐esteem in the production of aggression and violence. Results indicate that groups defined by their extreme scores on self‐esteem and narcissism scales produced levels of anger expression in the predicted direction. The importance of considering extreme levels of self‐esteem and narcissism (in conjunction with other factors) in an analysis of anger is discussed with reference to currently influential theories in the field. Aggr. Behav. 24:421–438, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Section: Introduction the Concept Of Angermentioning

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Extremes of self-esteem and narcissism and the experience and expression of anger and aggression

1998

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“…There may be gender differences in the expression of narcissism (Eagly, Makhijani, & Klonsky, 1992;McCann & Biaggio, 1989;Tschanz, Morf, & Turner, 1998). The symptomatology of narcissistic personality resembles very highly the masculine sex-role stereotypic of males in our culture, including physical expressions of anger, a strong need for power, and an authoritative leadership style (Akhtar & Thompson, 1982;Carroll, 1987;Haaken, 1983).…”

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The Factor Structure of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory

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Merritt

Mrug

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Journal of Personality Assessment

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In the first study, we administered the 40-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; Raskin & Terry, 1988) to 843 female and 843 male college students, most of whom were Euro-American, to comprehensively assess the NPI factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis. Initial exploratory common factor analyses (N = 724) revealed a 2-factor model (Leadership/Authority and Exhibitionism/Entitlement). Subsequently, we used confirmatory factor analysis in a separate sample (N = 724) to evaluate the Emmons (1987) 4-factor model, the Raskin and Terry (1988) 7-factor model, the Kubarych, Deary, and Austin (2004) 2- and 3-factor models, and our 2-factor model. Finally, we assessed construct validity by correlating the scale scores with the Five-factor model of personality in an independent sample (N = 238). The 2-factor models for the NPI we obtained in this study and by Kubarych et al. (2004) appeared to be the most parsimonious models, with both a good fit to the data and satisfactory internal consistency values; so they are recommended for use. However, additional NPI research is needed to rescale, modify, or omit several NPI items and develop gender-equivalent items.

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“…Twenge and Campbell (2003) also suggest that high levels of narcissism lead to aggression in situations where these individuals perceive rejection or when their status is threatened. Several authors agree and note that males with high levels of narcissism are more hostile (Morf & Rhodewalt, 2001), are more likely to express anger physically (McCann & Biaggio, 1989), and are more likely to be combative, negative, suspiciousness, and more easily frustrated (Hart & Joubert, 1996). Indeed narcissistic rage, followed by feelings of vengeance is described as extremely dangerous (Levin, 1993).…”

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Dionysius's brutal sense of entitlement: Plato's contribution to criminogenic needs

Fisher

Hall

Beven

2008

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Criminogenic needs are now well established in the fields of psychology and criminology as factors that identify risk of criminal behaviour and recidivism. We propose that an inflated sense of entitlement may also be identified as a criminogenic need. An examination of the literature revealed an extensive variety of descriptions pertaining to an inflated sense of entitlement from character excesses to character deficits. However, whilst the wide variety of notions may be correct, there has been no mention, nor acknowledgement, of the origin of the concept of a sense of entitlement. In this article we will illustrate how an inflated sense of entitlement underpins criminal behaviour in general and violent behaviour in particular by using the framework proposed by Plato. An inflated sense of entitlement is then is discussed in response to each of the criteria required to be classified as a criminogenic need. This notion is purely theoretical and will benefit from qualitative exploration and quantitative investigation.

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Narcissistic Personality Features and Self-Reported Anger

Cited by 54 publications

References 6 publications

Extremes of self-esteem and narcissism and the experience and expression of anger and aggression

Extremes of self-esteem and narcissism and the experience and expression of anger and aggression

The Factor Structure of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Dionysius's brutal sense of entitlement: Plato's contribution to criminogenic needs

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