The Factor Structure of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Corry, Nida H.; Merritt, Rebecca Davis; Mrug, Sylvie; Pamp, Barbara

doi:10.1080/00223890802388590

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“…Narcissism was assessed with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; Raskin & Hall, 1979; for the German version, see Schütz et al, 2004), using the 16-item short form suggested by Ames, Rose, and Anderson (2006). The NPI is the most frequently used and well-validated measure of narcissism (Ackerman et al, 2011;Corry, Merritt, Mrug, & Pamp, 2008;Emmons, 1987;Raskin & Terry, 1988). The NPI uses a forced-choice response format;…”

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Self-esteem, narcissism, and stressful life events: Testing for selection and socialization.

Orth¹,

Luciano²

2015

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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We examined whether self-esteem and narcissism predict the occurrence of stressful life events (i.e., selection) and whether stressful life events predict change in self-esteem and narcissism (i.e., socialization). The analyses were based on longitudinal data from 2 studies, including samples of 328 young adults (Study 1) and 371 adults (Study 2). The effects of self-esteem and narcissism were mutually controlled for each other and, moreover, controlled for effects of depression. After conducting the study-level analyses, we meta-analytically aggregated the findings. Self-esteem had a selection effect, suggesting that low self-esteem led to the occurrence of stressful life events; however, this effect became nonsignificant when depression was controlled for. Regardless of whether depression was controlled for or not, narcissism had a selection effect, suggesting that high narcissism led to the occurrence of stressful life events. Moreover, stressful life events had a socialization effect on self-esteem, but not on narcissism, suggesting that the occurrence of stressful life events decreased self-esteem. Analyses of trait–state models indicated that narcissism consisted almost exclusively of perfectly stable trait variance, providing a possible explanation for the absence of socialization effects on narcissism. The findings have significant implications because they suggest that a person’s level of narcissism influences whether stressful life events occur, and that self-esteem is shaped by the occurrence of stressful life events. Moreover, we discuss the possibility that depression mediates the selection effect of low self-esteem on stressful life events.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-esteem, narcissism, and stressful life events: Testing for selection and socialization.

Orth¹,

Luciano²

2015

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…Factor analyses of the NPI have found from two to seven factors (Ackerman et al, 2011;Corry, Merritt, Mrug, & Pamp, 2008). However, factor solutions that suggest more than two subscales regularly result in subscale scores with unsatisfactory reliability (Cronbach's alphas < .70; see also Pincus et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, factor solutions that suggest more than two subscales regularly result in subscale scores with unsatisfactory reliability (Cronbach's alphas < .70; see also Pincus et al, 2009). Hence we followed Corry et al's (2008) two-factor solution differentiating exhibitionism/entitlement ("I am apt to show off if I get the chance") and leadership/authority ("I see myself as a good leader"), which has demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity (e.g., Corry et al, 2008).…”

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Multidimensional perfectionism and narcissism: Grandiose or vulnerable?

Stoeber

Sherry

Nealis

2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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Multidimensional perfectionism is related to grandiose narcissism, with other-oriented perfectionism showing the strongest, most consistent relationships. The relationships with vulnerable narcissism, however, are unclear. Our study investigated how three forms of perfectionism-self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed perfectionism oriented perfectionism appears to represent a form of perfectionism predominantly related to narcissistic grandiosity, whereas socially prescribed perfectionism is predominantly related to narcissistic vulnerability. As the first study to examine perfectionism in relation to narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability, our research both extends and clarifies the nomological network of the perfectionism construct in important ways.

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“…Similarly, Foster and Campbell (2007) failed to reach the adequate reliability levels in many dimensions of the NPI. Similar to these studies, Corry et al, (2008) obtained a two-factor structure in their explanatory factor analysis of NPI. Although NPI has been used in many different studies, many of the dimensions of GNS in these studies have not reached adequate levels of reliability.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 49%

“…NPI, which is one of the limited measuring instruments in the literature which shows the seven dimensions that express the theoretical sub-structure of narcissism at the level of sufficient validity and reliability, has been used in many subsequent studies but has failed to reach the sufficient validity and reliability level (Corry et al, 2008;del Rosario and White, 2005;Foster and Campbell, 2003). Foster et al, (2015) suggested that the solution of this problem lies in the creation of completely new items.…”

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confidence: 99%