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Initial Construction and Validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory
Aaron L. Pincus,Emily B. Ansell,Claudia A. Pimentel,Nicole M. Cain,Aidan G. C. Wright,Kenneth N. Levy +5 more
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The Pathological Narcissism Inventory is a 52-item self-report measure assessing 7 dimensions of pathological narcissism spanning problems with narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability and exhibited significant associations with parasuicidal behavior, suicide attempts, homicidal ideation, and several aspects of psychotherapy utilization.Abstract:
The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration of research and clinical findings regarding narcissistic personality pathology: (a) ambiguity regarding the assessment of pathological narcissism vs. normal narcissism and (b) insufficient scope of existing narcissism measures. Four studies are presented documenting the initial derivation and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI). The PNI is a 52-item self-report measure assessing 7 dimensions of pathological narcissism spanning problems with narcissistic grandiosity (Entitlement Rage, Exploitativeness, Grandiose Fantasy, Self-sacrificing Self-enhancement) and narcissistic vulnerability (Contingent Self-esteem, Hiding the Self, Devaluing). The PNI structure was validated via confirmatory factor analysis. The PNI correlated negatively with self-esteem and empathy, and positively with shame, interpersonal distress, aggression, and borderline personality organization. Grandiose PNI scales were associated with vindictive, domineering, intrusive, and overly-nurturant interpersonal problems, and vulnerable PNI scales were associated with cold, socially avoidant, and exploitable interpersonal problems. In a small clinical sample, PNI scales exhibited significant associations with parasuicidal behavior, suicide attempts, homicidal ideation, and several aspects of psychotherapy utilization.read more
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Pathological Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: a nomological network analysis.
Joshua D. Miller,Brian J. Hoffman,Eric T. Gaughan,Brittany Gentile,Jessica Maples,W. Keith Campbell +5 more
TL;DR: An exploratory factor analysis of 3 prominent self-report measures of narcissism supported the notion that these scales include content consistent with 2 relatively distinct constructs: grandiose and vulnerable narcissism.
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