TY - JOUR
T1 - Thinking structurally about narcissism
T2 - An examination of the five-factor narcissism inventory and its components
AU - Miller, Joshua D.
AU - Lynam, Donald R.
AU - McCain, Jessica L.
AU - Few, Lauren R.
AU - Crego, Cristina
AU - Widiger, Thomas A.
AU - Campbell, W. Keith
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Guilford Press.
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI) is a self-report measure of the traits linked to grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, as well as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), from a five-factor model perspective (FFM). In the current studies, the factor structure of the FFNI was explored and the results supported the extraction of three factors: Antagonism (e.g., Arrogance), Neuroticism (e.g., Need for Admiration), and Agentic Extraversion (e.g., Authoritativeness). In Study 2, the FFNI factors manifested convergent validity with their corresponding Big Five domains and diverging relations with measures of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, NPD, and selfesteem. Ultimately, the FFNI factors help explicate the differences between various expressions of narcissism such that all are related to Antagonism but differ with regard to Neuroticism (relevant to vulnerable narcissism and NPD) and Agentic Extraversion (relevant to grandiose narcissism and NPD). The results also highlight the complex relation between self-esteem and the traits that comprise narcissism measures.
AB - The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI) is a self-report measure of the traits linked to grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, as well as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), from a five-factor model perspective (FFM). In the current studies, the factor structure of the FFNI was explored and the results supported the extraction of three factors: Antagonism (e.g., Arrogance), Neuroticism (e.g., Need for Admiration), and Agentic Extraversion (e.g., Authoritativeness). In Study 2, the FFNI factors manifested convergent validity with their corresponding Big Five domains and diverging relations with measures of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, NPD, and selfesteem. Ultimately, the FFNI factors help explicate the differences between various expressions of narcissism such that all are related to Antagonism but differ with regard to Neuroticism (relevant to vulnerable narcissism and NPD) and Agentic Extraversion (relevant to grandiose narcissism and NPD). The results also highlight the complex relation between self-esteem and the traits that comprise narcissism measures.
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U2 - 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_177
DO - 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_177
M3 - Article
C2 - 25710734
AN - SCOPUS:84956948459
SN - 0885-579X
VL - 30
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Personality Disorders
JF - Journal of Personality Disorders
IS - 1
ER -