Is there an association between the level of grandiose narcissism severity of psychopathology?
Engelsk titel: Is there an association between the level of grandiose narcissism severity of psychopathology?
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Författare:
Olssön, Ingrid
;
Svindseth, Marit F
;
Dahl, Alv A
Email: ingrid.olsson@sykehuset-innlandet.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 33
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UI-nummer: 16033394
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Background: Narcissism is a personality trait associated with both psychological health and
resilience as well as with aggression and interpersonal problems. Aim: This study compares levels
of total narcissism and subscale scores in inpatients, outpatients and a community sample.
Methods: Inpatients (N = 186) were recruited from consecutively admitted patients to two closed
units, and the outpatient group (N = 144) consisted of patients attending a psychiatric outpatient
clinic. The patients and a normative community sample (N = 437) all filled in the Narcissistic
Personality Inventory questionnaire (NPI-29). Results: The NPI total and subscales scores showed
considerable gender differences. Among men only the Uniqueness/Entitlement subscale showed
significant group differences, with inpatients showing higher mean score than the two other groups.
Among women three factors, Leadership/Power, Superiority/Arrogance, and Uniqueness/ Entitlement,
showed significant differences between the different levels of psychopathology. The outpatient
female group regularly had the lowest group mean scores. The NPI-29 scores of the normative group
showed weak internal consistencies. Conclusion: Our hypothesis of a significant association between
mean levels of total narcissism and subscale scores and severity of psychopathology was not
supported.