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Schnure, Katherine Anne. "Narcissism and its measurement: A conditional reasoning measure for narcissism." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/52156.
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Narcissism, which is broadly defined as a grandiose sense of self-importance (Judge, LePine, & Rich, 2006), is a construct that is associated with many potentially toxic traits and behaviors (Back, Schmukle, & Egloff, 2010; Hogan, Raskin, & Fazzini, 1990; Paulhus & Williams, 2002). Recently, interest in determining the effects of narcissism in organizations has increased (e.g. Blair, Hoffman, & Helland, 2008; Chatterjee & Hambrick, 2007; Judge et al., 2006; Penney & Spector, 2002). Psychometric issues with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; Raskin & Hall 1979, 1981) and other measures of narcissism necessitate a more robust measure that can more accurately capture the facets of a complex construct. Conditional Reasoning Tests are designed to indirectly measure implicit cognitive processes (James & LeBreton, 2011), and are especially useful in measuring "socially unacceptable" traits such as narcissism. A 20-item Conditional Reasoning Test for Narcissism (CRT-NR) was created and underwent preliminary validation testing. Results support a 15-item measure to be used in continued validation of the instrument.
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Lihav, Susanne. "Agression och narcissism." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Pedagogik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19384.
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SammanfattningDenna studie har haft till uppgift att studera narcissism och aggression. Tidigareforskning har visat att låg självkänsla korrelerar med aggression. Senare forskning visarpå motsatsen att en hög instabil uppblåst självkänsla (narcissistisk) har ett samband medaggression. Detta eftersom personer med en narcissistisk personlighet är lätta attförolämpa och att de när de upplever att deras ego hotat, svarar med ett aggressivtbeteende. I studien undersöktes också om människor med höga narcissistiska värdenockså är orealistiskt optimistiska och har en orealistisk syn på sig själv och sin kontrollöver världen. Även skillnader mellan kön och narcissims undersöktes.Studien innehöll 26 kvinnor och 25 män. De fick fylla i formulär med påståenden sommätte narcissism och optimism. De fick skriva ett stycke om ett starkt ämne. Dessaessäer bedömdes senare av som de leddes att tro en person i ett annat rum. Här skeddemanipulationen av egot genom att undersökningsledaren fyllde i positiv kritik tillhälften av respondenterna och negativ till andra hälften. Efter att fått tillbaka det som deskrivit med antingen positiv eller negativ feedback fick de rätta ett glosprov som detrodde var gjort av den person som gett dem feedback. Detta glosprov innehöll felaktigaord, felstavade och helt rätta ord.Det som studien ville undersöka var om personer med höga narcissistiska värden skullerätta stängare och ge fel även åt ord som var felstavade. Denna studie är en replikationav ett experiment gjort av Baumeister och Bushman (1998). Deras experiment hadeinget glosprov utan innehöll en datorsekvens där respondenten kunde bestraffa denandre (som inte heller här existerade) med att bestämma hur länge den andre skulle höraett starkt ljud när denne svarat fel.Denna studie uppvisade inte ett likadant resultat som tidigare studier. Inget sambandåterfanns mellan ett hotat ego och aggression. Inga skillnader mellan kön ochnarcissism uppvisades. Studien visade inte heller på ett samband mellan optimism ochnarcissism.
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Gabriel, Marsha T. (Marsha Thompson). "Narcissism: Reality Testing and the Effect of Negative Feedback." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331333/.
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A number of clinicians have reported that narcissists show grandiosity in self-concept, and rage after receiving disconfirming feedback. This is the first empirical study to test these claims. Subjects with differing levels of narcissism and self-esteem were compared on distortion in self-perception and emotional reaction to negative feedback. Ninety-six college students predicted their levels of intelligence, attractiveness, and interpersonal understanding (empathy) as compared to their peers. Objective measures of these characteristics were obtained, and subjects' predictions, with their actual scores held constant, provided measures of reality distortion in selfperception. Subjects were given feedback comparing their predictions to objective measures at the end of the experiment, and reaction to feedback was assessed by comparing subjects' pre- and post-feedback scores on the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised (Zuckerman & Lubin, 1985). Narcissists were expected to react to negative feedback with greater hostility than nonnarcissists. Narcissists evidenced significant distortion in perceptions of their own intelligence, attractiveness, and interpersonal understanding. This finding provided empirical evidence supporting the clinical phenomenon of grandiosity. Narcissists did not react with greater hostility after negative feedback, but as compared to nonnarcissists, they did react with less depression following negative feedback. This supported Kernberg's (1980) assertion that narcissists do not react to loss with depression. In contrast to the inflated self-image associated with narcissism, self-esteem was associated with a comparatively accurate view of self.
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Walsh, Julie. "Narcissism and its discontents." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610370.
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Novytska, K. "THE ERA OF NARCISSISM." Thesis, Національний авіаційний університет, 2015. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/15326.
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Maaß, Ulrike. "The narcissism in situations framework for the study of narcissism in social interactions." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17603.
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Die Dissertation präsentiert ein konzeptuelles Rahmenmodell zur Untersuchung von Narzissmus in sozialen Interaktionen. Es differenziert zwischen situations-invarianten (z.B. Narzissmus) und situations-variierenden Variablen (z.B. positives Feedback) zur Vorhersage narzisstischen Verhaltens. Es bildete die Grundlage für drei Studien entlang der Zeitlinie von sozialen Interaktionen (d.h., zu Beginn, im täglichen Verlauf, innerhalb von langjährigen Freundschaften). Studie 1 untersuchte, ob sich der Einfluss von Narzissmus in Situationen reduziert, die starke Hinweisreize für die Angemessenheit von Selbstdarstellung beinhalten, wie die Trait Activation Theory (Tett & Burnett, 2003) vermuten würde. Es wurde geschlussfolgert, dass der grandiose Kern von Narzissmus unempfindlich gegenüber dem Einfluss situations-variierender Variablen war (hinsichtlich der Reizstärke für Selbstdarstellung). Studie 2 erforschte Narzissmus innerhalb sozialer Interaktionen im Alltag mit Hilfe eines experience-sampling Designs in drei aufeinander aufbauenden Teilstudien. Im Gegensatz zu den Befunden aus Studie 1 zeigten die Ergebnisse der zweiten Studie, dass es einen starken situativen Einfluss auf die Expression von State Narzissmus gab - unabhängig vom individuellen Narzissmus-Niveau. Zum Beispiel erhöhten sowohl positives als auch negatives Feedback das State Narzissmus Level aufgrund von Selbsterhöhungs- oder Selbstschutzmechanismen. Die Ergebnisse stellen die Rolle von Trait Selbstwert auf State Narzissmus infrage, unterstreichen aber die Wichtigkeit von State Selbstwert. Studie 3 demonstrierte, dass mit einer zunehmenden distinktiven Ähnlichkeit (d.h., die Ähnlichkeit in den normabweichenden Aspekten der beiden Freunde) im Narzissmus zweier bester Freunde die distinktive Ähnlichkeit in deren Big Five Profilen ebenfalls ansteigt. Es werden Implikationen für situations-spezifische Aspekte von Narzissmus innerhalb von langjährigen Freundschaften diskutiert.<br>The present dissertation presents a conceptual framework for the study of narcissism in social interactions (NARCissism In Situations: NARCIS). This framework differentiates between situation-invariant variables (e.g., trait narcissism) and situation-varying variables (e.g., positive feedback) for the prediction of narcissistic behavior. It built the theoretical basis for three studies that were placed along the time line of social interactions (i.e., at the beginning, in the daily intercourse, and within long-term friendships). Study 1 examined whether the manifestation of individual differences in narcissism reduce in situations that include strong cues for the appropriateness of self-promotional behavior, as trait activation theory (Tett & Burnett, 2003) would expect. It was concluded that the grandiose core of narcissism was insensitive to the influence of situation-varying variables in terms of cue strength for self-promotion. Study 2 investigated narcissism within social interactions in everyday life following an experience-sampling design in three consecutive substudies. In contrast to the findings from the first study, results of Study 2 showed that there was a strong situational influence on the expression of state narcissism - regardless of the individual’s narcissism trait level. For example, both negative social feedback and positive feedback increased state narcissism levels due to ego protection or ego boosting mechanisms. The results question the role of trait self-esteem but underscore the importance of state self-esteem on state narcissism. Last but not least, Study 3 demonstrated that with increasing distinctive similarity (i.e., the similarity in the two friends’ norm-deviating parts) in narcissism of two best friends’ their distinctive similarities in their Big Five profiles augmented as well. Implications for situation-specific aspects of narcissism within long-term friendships are discussed.
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Pham, Denise, and Pernilla Ekberg. "Narcissism och syskonplacering hos gymnasieelever." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-2121.
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<p>Abstract</p><p>The aim of this present study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between birth order and the personality trait narcissism using 181 individuals from Finnveden High School in Värnamo (115 females, 60 males, mean age 17, sd=0,94), in the context of the proposal of Sulloway (1996) that personality is influenced by the specialized nich-es siblings adopt in the quest for access to parental resources. A questionnaire which in-cludes Narcissistic Personality Inventory test, Birth order test and also Rosenberg’s self-esteem test in order to investigate if it might has an impact on narcissistic personality trait, was used. Results showed that there was no significant relationship between birth order and narcissism, however, a significant relationship between narcissism and self-esteem was found. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between narcissism and the individual’s relationship with the mother. In conclusion, there was no direct rela-tionship between birth order and narcissism. Our hypothesis was falsified and no support for Sulloways theory was found.</p>
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Kubarych, Thomas. "Narcissism, personality and personality pathology." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/28380.
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This thesis used the methods of differential, cognitive and theoretical psychology to investigate the relationships between pathology narcissism and maladaptive personality and behaviour in general, and to attempt the beginnings of construct validation of M. Scott Peck's proposed 'evil' subtype of the DSM-IV Narcissistic Personality Disorder in particular. After a review of theoretical and empirical contributions to the psychology of narcissism, two empirical studies were conducted. In the first, joint self-report survey research using 338 subjects investigated the psychometric structure of narcissism, normal and abnormal personality, and constructs theoretically related to narcissism. Item-level exploratory principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis resulted in new subscales for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Scale-level exploratory principal components analysis of the combined questionnaires found evidence for a five-factor structure of abnormal personality. One of the five factors was related to narcissistic will to power and low agreeableness; another was related to narcissistic self-love and extraversion. Confirmatory factor analysis of a subset of the data found fair fit for the model. The second study investigated the relationships between narcissism, compartmentalisation, splitting, attribution style and response to disconfirming feedback. No evidence was found to support the hypothesis that narcissists have compartmentalised self-concepts. Moderate test-retest and alternative-form reliability data were obtained for the card-sort task used to assess compartmentalisation. No evidence was found that narcissists use splitting to translocate unwanted self-aspects onto others. Narcissistic dominance was associated with claiming personal credit for positive outcomes, while narcissistic vulnerability was associated with self-blame for negative events. Multiple regression with interaction terms indicated that the relationship between narcissism and response to disconfirming feedback is a function of other personality traits such as neuroticism, and may have opposite effects in different personalities and circumstances.
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McCann, Shaun Adrian. "Narcissism, privatism and social reproduction." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341257.
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Sousa, Joana Catarina de. "Narcissism and the rise to the top." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/14481.
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Mestrado em Finanças<br>O narcisismo é um traço da personalidade que tem vindo a ser estudado ao longo do tempo. Os indivíduos narcisistas têm um maior sentido de direito em conjunto com uma necessidade de reconhecimento e admiração. Dado que se enquadram na imagem de líderes, tendem a ascender frequentemente a posições de topo. Mas será que os CEOs mais narcisistas têm um percurso diferente (quando comparados com os CEOs menos narcisistas? Apesar de vários estudos terem demonstrado que os CEOs mais narcisistas têm um determinado conjunto de características, por exemplo, a sua educação e confiança, até ao presente não há claras evidências de que essas características podem resultar em percursos distintos entre eles.
O objetivo desta dissertação é investigar o papel do narcisismo na ascensão ao topo. Para isso, os dados foram recolhidos utilizando um questionário online, sendo os CEOs das empresas em regime de sociedades anónimas o público alvo. O percurso dos CEOs mais narcisistas foi estudado com base num grupo de variáveis sociodemográficas como a idade, género, capacidades cognitivas, o primeiro emprego e o emprego no presente.
Os resultados mostram que os CEOs mais narcisistas têm percursos distintos na ascensão ao topo, tendo em conta as variáveis sociodemográficas.<br>Narcissism is a personality trait that has been study for a long time. Narcissistic individuals have a major sense of entitlement along with a need for recognition and self-admiration. Because of their dominance, grandiosity and since they match the image of a prototype leader, they are frequently found in top management positions. But do narcissistic CEOs have distinctive paths on their rise to the top (when compared to non-narcissistic CEOs)? Despite several studies have shown that narcissistic CEOs have a set of characteristics, for example, their education and confidence, that differ from the non-narcissistic CEOs, to date, there is no clear evidence that those characteristics may influence distinctive paths between them.
The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the role of narcissism in the rise to the top ladder positions. To that end, data was collected using an online questionnaire, targeting CEOs of a sample of Portuguese registered companies. The path of the narcissistic CEO was assessed by studying a group of socio-demographic variables such as age, gender, cognitive ability, first job and current job.
The results show that highly narcissistic CEOs have a distinctive path in the rise to the top regarding socio-demographic variables.<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Ivey, Gavin William. "A case study of narcissistic pathology : an object relations perspective." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008453.
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The case-study method of psychological research was applied to the brief psychodynamic therapy of a narcissistically disordered female patient. The aim of this research was to explore, clarify and explain certain diagnostic and psychodynamic anomalies to emerge in the course of treatment, using a conceptual framework derived from select psychoanalytic object relations theorists in the area of narcissistic pathology. The author, discovering that there was no diagnostic or explanatory object relations model adequate to the therapeutic data, formulated his own diagnostic category narcissistic neurosis and an eclectic object relations model in order to explain the anomolous research findings. Narcissistic neurosis was defined as a form of psychopathology in which a primarily neurotic character structure presents with a distinctly narcissistic profile. The narcissistic false self-structure serves the functional purpose of protecting the psyche from a repressed negative self-representation derived from a destructive bipolar self-object introject. The primary etiological factor to emerge was that of a narcissistic mother conditional affection and self-object target child necessitated adaptive whose insensitivity, relationship with the premature self-sufficiency and the defensive emergence of a narcissistic surface self-representation. It was proposed that narcissistic neurosis and narcissistic personality disorder are two discrete forms of pathology differing in terms of severity, psychodynamics, defensive structure, mode of object relating, therapeutic accessibility and prognosis. Assessment criteria were proposed in order to differentiate the two areas of narcissistic pathology and assess suitability for psychotherapeutic treatment. Positive treatment results in this case-study suggest that narcissistic neuroses may receive long-term benefit from short-term psychodynamic therapy.
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Renard, Lucien Duffy, and University of Lethbridge School of Health Sciences. "Transformation of narcissism : what is the process of transforming narcissism for men who have been abusive?" Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2007, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/390.
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Narcissism is an incomplete stage of development causing narcissistic rage and injury to oneself and others. The narcissistic self is one of humiliation and of being powerless. A phenomenological hermeneutic research format was used to investigate and understand the lived experience of men who have been abusive and are transforming their narcissism. The phenomenon being investigated was approached with respect and sensitivity in understanding the actual lived experiences of the co-researchers. Under this template, research interviews were conducted with six male co-researchers, which produced eight themes. A summary of the findings was provided along with a look at the limitations of this study and implications for counseling that this study may have. My hypothesis is that the incomplete development of the narcissistic person can be overcome through the restoration of feeling, and also through realization of one’s most deepest and essential nature.<br>vii, 177 leaves ; 29 cm.
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Takenouchi, Minako. "Investigating Narcissism and Escalation in Aggression." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1396.
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Research has linked narcissism to a tendency for becoming aggressive based on the perspective that narcissistic people are more prone to ego-threats and more prone to responding defensively to those ego-threats. Also, recent research has been examining the propensity for aggression to escalate as a means to justify prior aggression. This study examined the relationship between narcissism and escalation in aggression and possible mediators of increased aggression. If highly narcissistic individuals are more vulnerable to ego-threats and in turn justify their actions more, then their aggression might escalate more. To examine this, sixty-seven subjects who completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory prior to the laboratory session were assigned to two groups using a bug-extermination method (though no bugs were actually killed) developed by Martens and his colleagues (in press). They either killed one or five bugs initially and then conducted a subsequent bug-killing task in which they controlled the number of bugs they killed. As predicted, participants who killed five bugs initially killed more bugs during the subsequent bug-extermination task than those who killed only one bug initially. Contrary to predictions, no effects of or interactions of narcissism with the initial bug-killing manipulation emerged. We did find, however, that a subtype of narcissism, that is superiority, affected the self-paced 20 seconds bug-killing behaviour. The limitations, further directions, and implications of this study are discussed.
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Creech, Ryan S. "Social Media, Social Exclusion, and Narcissism." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1437385385.
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Huling, Bonnie Anne Boyd. "Narcissism, Facebook Use and Self Disclosure." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2475.
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This study examines the relationship between online self-disclosure, grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, Facebook use and frequency of status updates in existing self-report measures among 381 college students. Positive correlations were found between: vulnerable narcissism and Facebook status updates, and Facebook use and online self-disclosure. Following the equalization of the two different narcissism scales, college students scored higher on grandiose narcissism as opposed to vulnerable narcissism, the opposite to what was hypothesized. No correlations were found between: grandiose narcissism and Facebook status updates; grandiose narcissism and self-disclosure; and vulnerable narcissism and self-disclosure. Additionally, college women did not score higher in self-disclosure than men on Facebook. Through additional testing a correlation between vulnerable narcissism and Facebook use was also found. Results were negatively affected by the established grandiose narcissism scale failing reliability testing, thus, in the future, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) should be used. High religiosity is also known to positively correlate to positive mental health, therefore, in the future using less religiously orientated college students might yield different narcissism level results.
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Smolenski, Kristina Lyn. "High fidelity: Adapting narcissism to film." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2101.
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BALUSHKINA, TATIANA. "Narcissism and Individual-level Workplace Outcomes." Doctoral thesis, Università Bocconi, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11565/4035685.
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No abstract available<br>Marching over the world, the narcissism epidemic has spread in the workplace as well. Indeed, narcissism is now more present in the workplace than ever before due to the generational increase in narcissism and narcissists’ prevalence in managerial positions. One implication of this trend is that being omnipresent and having power, narcissists are more likely to affect the lives of everybody of us. The research on narcissists in the workplace has generated a plethora of insights as well. However, while the research in management has mostly been focused on the dark side of a narcissistic personality (Back et al., 2013; Küfner et al., 2013; Rogoza et al., 2016; Rogoza et al., 2018), we expect that considering narcissism in the domain on training may contribute to the literature on positive implications of narcissism.
In order to address the following gap, in these three chapters, we are pursuing the following goals. First, we will construct and validate an Instagram-based unobtrusive measure of narcissism that can provide researchers with access to a broad audience and can help them to reach such groups as young adults or celebrities (Ch. 1). Second, we will empirically test the effect of trainers’ and trainees’ narcissism on training performance and training results and outline the mechanisms behind these relationships (Ch. 2). Finally, we will theorize how a narcissistic leader will affect the individual performance of his/her followers and why narcissism can have positive implications for an organization (Ch. 3).
We suggest that these three chapters may have the following contribution to the research.
Ch. 1, “Photos tell your story: Constructing and validating Instagram-based unobtrusive indicators of narcissism.” First, we constructed and validated the two Instagram-based unobtrusive indicators of narcissism that can be used in future research. Second, we ran numerous studies in order to establish the validity and reliability of our unobtrusive measures; these measures should also have relatively high generalizability as can be applied towards each individual having an Instagram account but at the same time, may push forward the research on the narcissism of bloggers, celebrities, and other individual prominent on Instagram. Finally, these measures can allow researchers to have relatively big samples as only 100 random photos are required.
Ch. 2, “Too good to train”. Narcissism and Performance on the Training: Empirical Evidence from “The Biggest Loser” International.” First, we found empirical support for the positive effect of the trainer’s level of narcissism on training performance and results, thus contributing to the literature on the positive implications of narcissism. Second, we found empirical support for the negative relationship between a trainee’s level of narcissism and training results. Finally, we outlined the mechanism that may underlie the relationship between trainers’ and trainee’s narcissism and training outcomes.
Ch. 3, “Narcissistic Leaders and Individual Performance of Their Followers: The Conceptual Model”. First, we argued that a leader’s narcissism positively affects the individual performance of followers in the short term, and negatively affects the individual performance of followers in the long term. We constructed a simple conceptual model that can be further empirically tested in future research. Moreover, we suggest that the proposed positive effect can extend the few literature on the positive implications of narcissism. Second, we outlined the possible mechanism for the proposed relationship and considered the narcissistic leader-follower relationship into role models’ theoretical framework.
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Watson, Joan Monahan. "Narcissus Goes to College: A Consideration of Dispositional Narcissism as a Variable for Student Learning in Higher Education." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37492.
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For over a century, the enigmatic nature of narcissism has been the source of debate across psychological, sociological, and developmental domains. Although much has been written in recent years about narcissism as a generational phenomenon, referencing data collected from university undergraduates, there is little to no applied research and discussion into the implications for teaching and learning with respect to the reciprocal interactions between narcissistic students and traditional undergraduate education. Recognizing this paucity in the literature, the manuscripts within this dissertation draw theoretical and empirical connections between narcissism and learning, highlighting significant relationships between narcissism as a dispositional construct and achievement goal orientation. Through the development of a theoretical Triarchic Model of Dispositional Narcissism and the empirical exploration of its viability, this dissertation is written in accordance with sentiments that suggest educational psychologists seek to improve learning through a more comprehensive recognition of the variables that contribute to cognitive processes. The theoretical design, research, and interpretations within this dissertation seek to provide a heuristic through which educators may develop proactive, interventive instructional models and pedagogies that will encourage all students to improve their learning by engaging in strategies that lead to deeper cognitive and metacognitive processing.<br>Ph. D.
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Holdren, Michael E. "Causal Attributions Among Overt and Covert Narcissism Subtypes for Hypothetical, Retrospective, and Prospective Events." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1090264976.
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VandenBerghe, Rose A. "Ecological narcissism and the denial of death." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3614288.
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<p> This theoretical dissertation uses a hermeneutic methodology to weave together three strands--ecopsychology, narcissism, and death denial--to explore ecological narcissism, defined as the tendency of humans in technologically advanced cultures to be so self-absorbed as to be unable to see anything in nature except objects that might satisfy their own needs. The study responds to 3 research questions: How is ecological narcissism related to the denial of death? Does ecological narcissism, with its denial of death, play a role in our destruction of the environment? And, how might we mitigate ecological narcissism and renew a more life-sustaining attitude towards death? It posits that beneath the confident, manic façade of modern cultures lurks fear of death masquerading as death denial. Ecological narcissism co-arises with this fear as the offspring of human belief in separation from nature. The study examines the theories developed by Berman, Hillman, and Shepard to account for how humanity has come to feel separate from nature. It proposes that ecological narcissism and death denial support us in perceiving nonhuman created environments as a collection of objects devoid of the sentience and subjectivity credited to humans. Such a perceptual orientation is interested in the answer to only one question: Do these objects (which might include elephants, oaks, and oceans) help further human life? If so, we feel free to use them, and if not, we feel free to destroy them. A final conclusion of this study is that one way in which humans might move towards a more life-sustaining attitude towards nature and death is through an increase in direct experience of wilderness "out there" and "in here" (within one's psyche). Practitioners of depth psychotherapy therefore have an opportunity to support a welcoming attitude towards wild forces within and beyond us, which in turn may support a cultural transition from the prevailing attitude of narcissistic entitlement to a maturity recognizing human relationship with all nature.</p>
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Kalpaxi, Elisavet. "Narcissism and narrativity in photographic self-portraiture." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2012. http://research.gold.ac.uk/7201/.
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This thesis deals with the relationship between narcissism and narrativity in photographic self-portraiture. The thesis consists of two parts, one theoretical (the text) and one practical (my photographic work). The text analyses the complexity of this link through psychoanalysis, semiotics, narratology and photography/art theory. My main argument is that the relationship between self-portraiture and narcissism can be rationalized through psychoanalysis. In a psychological sense, however, narcissism is not evident in either the contents or the production process of photography, especially in images that are obviously constructed and suggest a narrative. Self-portraiture emerged historically more as a solution to photography’s ‘authority-consciousness’ than an indication of any underlying psychological causes. Besides, the centrality of narcissism in typical twentieth-century views of photographic self-portraiture has recently started losing ground to systems of interpretation inherited from painting and the growing emphasis on the superficial use of the genre. The aim of this thesis is to recover narcissism as a ‘sense-making fiction’ (in F. Kermode’s terms). Drawing on literary criticism (John Barth, Linda Hutcheon, Patricia Waugh), I have addressed the paradoxes contained in photographic self- portraiture through those typical of experimental fiction. Critical studies on the ‘self- conscious fiction’ highlight the interrelation between psychological phenomena and meaning-making procedures in narratives. Narrative devices aiming at eliciting reader/viewer self-reference acquire special value as attempts to incorporate what is repressed and produce a more ‘real’ narrative order. By eluding structured language systems, narcissism provides a vocabulary for narrativizing procedures, as well as meeting the viewer’s modes of engagement. It can simultaneously represent an imaginary withdrawal of the artist, a projective mode of identification for the viewer, and a structure within the work. By these means, I argue, narcissism is responsible for the criticality of photographic self-portraiture as illustrating psychological, social and narrative de-structuring.
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De, Wit Estelle. "A psychoanalytic hermeneutic investigation of destructive narcissism." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008055.
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the clinical phenomenon of destructive narcissism. Contemporary Kleinian and neo-Kleinian theoretical perspectives provided the interpretative perspective on the complexities of inaccessible personalities and subtle forms of internal destructiveness. Four research questions were formulated to interrogate the individual and collective experiences of three male patients whose internal worlds seem to be governed by rigid intrapychic structures organized around the dictatorship of a constellation of seemingly impenetrable defensive strategies. These questions were as follows: 1. What emotional states, actions and experiences of self and others characterize the clinical phenomenon designed as destructive narcissism and distinguish it from other forms of character pathology? 2. What early developmental experiences and relationships may have pre-disposed individuals to the development of this type of character pathology? 3. How are the psychodynamic processes of destructive narcissism structured and configured in the psychotherapeutic process and progress? 4. What are the transference/countertransference psychotherapeutic manifestations of the psychodynamics of destructive narcissism? The illustrative-didactic case study method was utilized to discuss pertinent aspects of each patient. This included their early developmental histories, inter- and intrapersonal relationships, their current mental state, defensive strategies and their stated reasons for commencing psychotherapy. In addition, the structure of the psychotherapeutic process with these patients was reviewed in depth. Various psychic and personality features, as unveiled through this process were discussed, as well as the implications of these for the therapeutic endeavor. The features chosen for discussion were: Firstly, the constellation of the internal object world, the capacity for symbolic thought and defensive organizations. Secondly, therapeutic ambivalence, which made psychotherapy untenable, was explored in conjunction with transference/countertransference issues. Thirdly, the shadow sides of psychotherapeutic change with these patients were considered and the issues of therapeutic failure and other treatment possibilities were examined. It was concluded that there need be an important shift with regard to the psychotherapeutic goals for those patients whose condition may be chronic, and for whom it appears that psychotherapy is of little benefit. In essence, the intent of psychotherapy with these patients is to reach the healthy sane patient of the patient within the pathological organization. Attempts to unravel the perverse gratification and protection derived from the domination of the narcissistic structure may not be enough, and the patient's collusion with the internal destructive gang should also be exposed. If this can be achieved, the patient may come to accept the existence of a part of himself as truly destructive. This, in turn, cannot be disowned, therefore the patient has to live with it. Thus, in destructive narcissism, the challenge for the therapist is the extremely difficult task of disentangling the patient's pain from the idealization of internal destructiveness.<br>KMBT_363<br>Adobe Acrobat 9.54 Paper Capture Plug-in
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Daly, Anthony Leslie, and aldaly@tiscali co uk. "Bullying, Victimisation, Self-Esteem, and Narcissism in Adolescents." Flinders University. Education, 2006. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20061130.193920.
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OBJECTIVES: The general aim of this research was to analyse the relationships between bullying (as a distinct form of aggression), victimisation, personal and collective self-esteem, and narcissism in adolescents. Baumeister et al. (1996) refuted the conventionally accepted view that low self-esteem is a cause of violence whereby, for example, those who lack self-esteem may use aggression as a means of dominating others and thereby gaining self-esteem. Instead, it may be that aggression is related to high self-esteem such that individuals with a combination of high levels of both self-esteem and narcissism are more likely to react aggressively to a perceived threat. Design: After a conducting a small pilot study (n = 112), the main study employed a large-scale cross-sectional survey with self-report questionnaires administered to school students during class. METHODS: Participants were drawn from six metropolitan high schools in Adelaide (South Australia), resulting in 1,628 adolescents (665 females & 963 males, aged 12-17 years) completing the survey. The questionnaire battery comprised modified self-report bully and victim versions of the Direct and Indirect Aggression Scales (Bjorkqvist et al., 1992), personal (Rosenberg, 1979) and collective self-esteem (Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992) scales, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Raskin & Hall, 1981), and a measure of socially desirable responding (i.e., Impression Management; Paulhus, 1991). RESULTS: A variety of multivariate analyses controlling for socially desirable responses was employed to test and explore hypothesised relationships. Results showed no relationship between age and any form of bullying or victimisation. Boys reported significantly higher mean levels of direct and total bullying and victimisation, whereas girls reported higher levels of indirect bullying and victimisation. Victimisation was negatively correlated with personal self-esteem, and positively correlated with collective self-esteem. In contrast, bullying was positively correlated with personal self-esteem, with no significant relationship found with collective self-esteem. Collective and personal self-esteem did not differentially predict different types of bullying or victimisation. Narcissism was positively correlated with bullying. The predicted interaction between personal self-esteem, narcissism and bullying was evident, although the predicted collective self-esteem interaction was not found. Impression Management (social desirability) was significantly negatively correlated with bullying and, to a lesser extent, with victimisation. CONCLUSION: Research such as this into the possible causes and correlates of aggression and bullying will assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective interventions. For example, as results corresponded with Baumeister et al.'s (1996) assertion in that bullying was related to high self-esteem, interventions that are designed to increase self-esteem might in reality be counterproductive and possibly contribute to an increase in bullying behaviour. Additionally, victims reported higher collective self-esteem than their non-victimised peers, clearly a novel finding worthy of further research. Findings suggested that, rather than running the risk of underreporting of socially undesirable behaviours, self-report methods provide a useful and valid means of measuring prevalence rates and internal states. Rather than underreporting aggressive behaviours, it is likely that respondents were being honest as they did not feel that these behaviours were, in fact, socially undesirable. The present sample reported bullying and victimisation prevalence rates that were comparatively high, despite using relatively conservative criteria, possibly due to an increased awareness of what constitutes bullying as a result of government and school anti-bullying policies and initiatives. The findings generally correspond with and build upon previous research. In addition, a number of the results are novel, providing numerous opportunities for future researchers to further explore and test the relationships between self-esteem, bullying, and victimisation.
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Peden, Sarah Nicolette Shapiro Steven K. "Self-esteem and narcissism in juvenile sex offenders." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Fall%20Theses/Peden_Sarah_56.pdf.
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Da, Silva Luis Raquel. "Adaptation et validation du pathological narcissism inventory (PNI)." Thesis, Université Laval, 2014. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2014/30342/30342.pdf.
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Le Pathological Narcissistic Inventory (PNI) est une mesure développée récemment permettant de rendre compte de deux phénotypes du narcissisme pathologique soit la grandiosité ainsi que la vulnérabilité narcissique. Dans cette étude, une adaptation francophone du PNI (le ENP) a été développée puis validée auprès de deux échantillons de la population soit normal ainsi que clinique. Les résultats ont permis de démontrer des associations congruentes à celles obtenues par l’équipe de Pincus et ses collaborateurs (2009) quant à la version originale. Ainsi, le ENP a démontré des associations positives avec deux autres mesures du narcissisme (le NPI et le HSNS). Des associations significatives avec divers autres mesures normalement associées au narcissisme pathologique ont également été détectées (estime de soi, machiavélisme et indices d’organisation limite de la personnalité). Des différences significatives entre l’échantillon normal et clinique ont pu être mesurées ainsi qu’une utilisation indifférenciée à travers les genres semble possible.
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Passamani, Elise Gabrielle. "Empathy and narcissism in the work of Molière." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:00424b4d-ee60-439d-b136-4eb856c3a5fe.
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The aim of this thesis is to explore the comic art of Molière through the lens of empathy and narcissism, and reciprocally, to show that Molière nourishes Western thought about these phenomena, which can be viewed as opposite ends of a continuum. Every personality has some of each, but the unbalanced egoist has excessive self-love and cannot put himself in another's place. The narcissist is omnipresent in Molière's theatre, but has been heretofore unidentified as such in criticism. This work attempts to fill this gap, and accordingly, my corpus encompasses his 33 extant plays. Furthermore, these psychological concepts are inherently theatrical, especially with respect to whether or not spectators recognize themselves in characters on stage. There is a dialectic relation between reconnaissance and empathy or antipathy, and, therefore, laughter. Hence, empathy and narcissism provide a way of looking at characters on stage and at the interaction between the dramatic action and the audience. To explore the former, I investigate endogenous words Molière uses to convey empathy and narcissism; how he portrays empathizers and narcissists visually through their adherence to and breaking of social codes; and how cognition influences their ability to change. For the latter, I demonstrate how early modern querelles surrounding Molière's plays involve these notions; and how his metatheatrical discourses reveal that Molière transports his spectators 'hors de soi': a state that mirrors romantic love and provides pleasure. Taken in this framework, I argue that Molière's work can be seen as anti-narcissistic; if his spectators knew themselves in the mirror he held up, laughing was a means of precluding blind empathy. Thus, employing tools from modern psychology and neuroscience and notions from the seventeenth century, this thesis evaluates how Molière's characters provide us, today, with a means for better understanding the place of narcissism in our occidental world.
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Puckreesamy, Sashika. "Therapist perceptions of narcissism in traditional cultural contexts." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/19872.
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Narcissism, often linked to a sense of entitlement and inflated sense of self, is a complex condition that has been studied for approximately a century. It is typically associated with individualistic cultures, which place emphasis on the self. Although much is known about narcissism, there is far less knowledge on narcissism in collectivist cultures. The Xhosa culture is commonly seen as a collectivist culture. No research to date has been conducted on this construct with Xhosa-speaking South Africans. The aim of the study was to explore and describe therapist perceptions of narcissism in traditional cultural contexts. The objectives of the study included an investigation into how narcissism presents in the Xhosa culture, and an exploration of the narcissistic elements that manifest more prominently. A qualitative, exploratory descriptive research design was employed, and snowball sampling was used to identify psychologists from the Nelson Mandela Metropole for inclusion in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data, and data was analysed by thematic analysis. The findings of the thematic analysis consisted of six themes, which are thoughts on the Xhosa culture, culture and personality, contemporary Western theory lacking, traits, parenting, and interpersonal and personal difficulties. These themes reflect the participants’ experience, thoughts, and opinions on narcissism in individuals from the Xhosa culture.
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Bitter, James, Monica Nicoll, and Carolyn Crowder. "Panel Discussion of Narcissism: Adlerian Perspectives in Practice." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6091.
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Bitter, James, and Monica Nicoll. "Panel Discussion on Narcissism: Adlerian Perspectives in Practice." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6098.
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Silva, Luis Raquel da. "Adaptation et validation du pathological narcissism inventory (PNI)." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/24818.
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Le Pathological Narcissistic Inventory (PNI) est une mesure développée récemment permettant de rendre compte de deux phénotypes du narcissisme pathologique soit la grandiosité ainsi que la vulnérabilité narcissique. Dans cette étude, une adaptation francophone du PNI (le ENP) a été développée puis validée auprès de deux échantillons de la population soit normal ainsi que clinique. Les résultats ont permis de démontrer des associations congruentes à celles obtenues par l’équipe de Pincus et ses collaborateurs (2009) quant à la version originale. Ainsi, le ENP a démontré des associations positives avec deux autres mesures du narcissisme (le NPI et le HSNS). Des associations significatives avec divers autres mesures normalement associées au narcissisme pathologique ont également été détectées (estime de soi, machiavélisme et indices d’organisation limite de la personnalité). Des différences significatives entre l’échantillon normal et clinique ont pu être mesurées ainsi qu’une utilisation indifférenciée à travers les genres semble possible.
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Riverwood, Rachel Sachs. "Divine Narcissism: Raising a Secure Middle-Aged Adult." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1630013506860972.
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Judd, Jacob D. "Latter-day Saint Young Adults, Narcissism, and Religiosity." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3317.
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According to recent research, Latter-day Saint young people are achieving desirable social outcomes at a higher rate than their peers of other backgrounds. As reasons for those findings have been offered, only social aspects of the LDS faith and culture have been given any attention. This thesis will provide an alternate interpretation of the data and provide new data through the administration of the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). Results from the LDS ROS/NPI Study indicate that LDS young adults continue to score overly intrinsic on the ROS and score significantly lower on the NPI than their peers.
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Gibas, David. "Etude des déterminants psychologiques de la prise de risque financière : comparaison avec les sports extrêmes." Phd thesis, Université Paris Sud - Paris XI, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00974472.
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Dans les métiers de l'investissement financier, le risque est un outil de travail quotidien et reconnu. Tout individu est ainsi amené à déterminer quels risques valent la peine d'être pris, ou quelle perte vaut la peine d'être risquée. Plus le risque pris est important, plus grands seront les bénéfices - ou pertes - encourus. Ces caractéristiques, le monde de l'investissement financier les partage avec les sports à hauts risques, ou sports extrêmes. Malgré cette similitude, la littérature scientifique issue de chacun des ces domaines adopte une perspective qui lui est propre afin d'expliquer le risque et la prise de risques. Alors que la recherche en finance s'attarde avant tout à la quantification des risques, la littérature sportive s'intéresse davantage à la personnalité des pratiquants de sports extrêmes, répondant donc aux questions : Qui prend des risques ? Pourquoi ? De récentes études ont avancé que les traits de personnalité du narcissisme et de l'alexithymie contribuent significativement à expliquer la tendance à la prise de risques dans le sport. Par le biais de six études successives et complémentaires, ce travail de thèse a pour objectif d'élargir ces résultats par la mise en évidence des relations entre les traits narcissiques et alexithymiques, et la prise de risques financiers
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Aiken, Emma, and n/a. "Interpersonal needs and values authenticity, belonging, independence and narcissism." Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20070730.134810.
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The nature of human well-being has been debated in psychological research since
the beginning of the study of human behaviour. Mechanistic perspectives regard humans
to be independent objects motivated by external contingencies, with needs to be both self sufficient
and self-enhancing. Organismic perspectives describe humans as having innate
self-organisational tendencies, which partly depend on qualities of relationships with
others. Basic needs for well-being include being self-determined and socially integrated.
Both perspectives claim empirical support. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory
(SDT), the present study proposed that basic needs for well-being include autonomy and
relatedness, and ego-defensive needs that undermine health include independence,
control and narcissism. To compare the effects of different needs on well-being, the
present study measured people's perceived needs and the satisfaction of those needs,
within the context of interpersonal interactions. Participants were sourced from the
student population at a Melbourne university (N = 82), and various internet website
forums (N= 171). Included were 82 participants who had received a diagnosis of social
anxiety in the past two years. A new measure, the Interpersonal Needs Scale (INS) was
developed to tap the strength of values for the five needs of interest, and the degree to
which needs are satisfied. Factor analysis on the INS produced four value subscales:
these were named Authenticity and Belonging, comprising autonomy and relatedness
items, and Independence and Narcissism, both including Control items. The fmal version
of the INS showed satisfactory reliability and validity. Results for Study 1 indicated that
for the present sample, Authenticity and Belonging values were associated with overall
interpersonal need satisfaction and with well-being. Conversely, Independence and
Narcissistic values were associated with dissatisfaction of interpersonal needs and
compromised well-being. For Study 2, cluster analysis was used to group participants
according to their INS profiles: that is, similarities in their perceived needs and their
degree of satisfaction of needs. In line with predictions, the groups included: the Selfother
Balanced (N = 42), who reported significantly greater values for authenticity and
belonging over independence and narcissism, and overall need satisfaction; the Slightly
Lonely (N = 53), who reported similar value ranking but some dissatisfaction of needs;
the Satisfied Narcissists (N = 45), who reported high values for ego-defensive needs and
satisfaction of narcissistic needs only; the Needy Narcissists (N= 81), who also reported
high values for ego-defensive needs but high overall need dissatisfaction; and the
Individualists (N = 27), who reported low values for belonging and unsatisfied
independence needs. The characteristics of each group were analysed and compared with
each other according to a range of self-concept measures (autonomous-self, relational self,
independent-self, and narcissistic personality), indicators of psychological wellbeing
(depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem), and social well-being (alienation).
The Self-other Balanced group reported the highest well-being scores and a
predominantly autonomous self-concept, while those who reported low values for
belonging needs (Individualists), and those who reported the least satisfaction of
interpersonal needs (Needy Narcissists), reported the most compromised well-being. A
large proportion of respondents with social anxiety belonged to the latter group. The
implications of these results for understanding the impact of values and the satisfaction of
interpersonal needs on well-being were discussed.
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Aiken, Emma. "Interpersonal needs and values authenticity, belonging, independence and narcissism /." Australasian Digital Thesis Program, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au/public/adt-VSWT20070730.134810/index.html.
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Thesis (DPsych) -- School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2006.<br>Submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244).
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Gagnon, Catherine. "Traduction et validation du O'Brien Multiphasic Narcissism Inventory (OMNI)." Thesis, Université Laval, 2013. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2013/29980/29980.pdf.
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Le construit du narcissisme a reçu un intérêt considérable dans le domaine de la psychologie. Les travaux empiriques et cliniques, selon une approche dimensionnelle de la personnalité, ont contribué à la compréhension et à la conceptualisation du narcissisme normal et pathologique. Deux principaux phénotypes du narcissisme pathologique sont identifiés (grandiose et vulnérable). De cette conceptualisation multidimensionnelle découle certains instruments de mesure dont l’O’Brien Multiphasic Narcissism Inventoy (OMNI). Ce mémoire doctoral vise à procéder à la validation francophone de l’OMNI auprès d’un échantillon de 201 étudiants francophones. Ces derniers ont complété plusieurs instruments qui mesuraient le narcissisme et l’estime de soi. Les résultats obtenus ne permettent pas de répliquer le modèle à trois facteurs de la version originale, ni de proposer une autre structure factorielle satisfaisante. Les indices de fidélité et la fidélité test-retest sont assez faibles sauf pour l’échelle totale. Plusieurs éléments de réflexion sont proposés et discutés.
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Kojouri, Camellia. "Using Facebook to self-enhance : narcissism and psychological outcomes." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/383181/.
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McIntyre, Krystol L. "Narcissism in Athletics| Is the Athlete/Jock Distinction Useful?" Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10260542.
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<p> Sport participation is important for many adolescents and young adults, as they explore their identity and personality expression. In response to controversy over the “dumb jock” stereotype, and research exploring differing athletic identities, this investigation examined the personality differences between self-identifying “Athletes” and “Jocks.” Much research on student athletes examines the benefits and risks associated with sports participation, with no criteria to identify which athletes may be more at risk. The disparity in the research on the benefits and risks associated with sports participation may be mediated by identity and personality. Previous research suggests that a group identified as “Jocks” display behaviors indicative of narcissistic and antisocial personality, but does not examine personality directly. In this study, narcissistic traits were assessed using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory-13. Participants included in the study met the following criteria: age 18-24, played at least one year of high school sports, and currently play on a high contact sports team at Division I or II undergraduate universities in the U.S. Data was collected via online survey. Findings indicate that self-identified “Jocks” endorse higher levels of narcissism overall, as well as higher levels of three narcissistic trait facets. This lends evidence to the idea that there may be a construct to help explain some of the negative behavior associated with athletics. Finally, this study may benefit individuals who work with student athletes by helping to identify youth who may be at higher risk for problem behaviors and/or mental health concerns, particularly those who begin to display traits at an early age.</p>
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Steadham, Jennifer. "Levels of narcissism and self-reported expression of anger." Tallahassee, Fla. : Florida State University, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/341792.
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Thesis (Honors paper)--Florida State University, 2008.<br>Advisor: Dr. Joyce Carbonell, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Psychology. Includes bibliographical references.
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Brown, Ashley Ariana. "Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism in Relationships: A Perceived Control Perspective." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149823282032602.
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Mah, Terry. "Narcissistic personality and academic underachievement in school age children." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28168.
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The achievement (as indexed by standardized test scores) of 56 (54 females and 2 males) private school children was studied in relation to demographic (social status and gender), behavioral (three indicators of persistence), dispositional (clinical and psychometric measures of narcissism), and ability (Otis-Lennon) factors. A clinical procedure and device were developed to augment the information yielded by those procedures whose purpose was primarily the generation of quantitative data. The qualitative and quantitative material was studied together to explore Freud's distinction between libidinal types, which might be implicated in differences in cultural (e.g., school) achievement. Results are discussed in relation to research, assessment, and educational issues.<br>Arts, Faculty of<br>Psychology, Department of<br>Graduate
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Trakman, Brandon Jacques. "Brand on Brandon: The Author as Narcissus and Echo." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13421.
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This is an investigation into narcissism and appropriation as manifest in authorship. It draws on literary theory in the analysis of various samples from history and the brand on itself. Its central problem is the incorporation of the self, while simultaneously maintaining selflessness.
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Maaß, Ulrike [Verfasser], Matthias [Gutachter] Ziegler, Jochen [Gutachter] Gebauer, and Delroy L. [Gutachter] Paulhus. "The narcissism in situations framework for the study of narcissism in social interactions / Ulrike Maaß ; Gutachter: Matthias Ziegler, Jochen Gebauer, Delroy L. Paulhus." Berlin : Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1116406667/34.
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Brown, Ashley Ariana. "Getting What You Want vs. Playing Nice With Others: Agency, Communion, and the Narcissistic Subtypes." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1430826900.
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Hedlund, Fanny. "Narcissism och reaktioner på social exkludering: : Aggressivitet, Prosocialitet och Riskbenägenhet." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-38282.
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<p>Människor har ett grundläggande behov av samhörighet och att ingå i en social kontext. På så sätt skapas ett beroende av andras acceptans för att kunna upprätthålla hälsa och välmående. Social exkludering utgör därför ett hot mot mänskligt välbefinnande. I denna studie undersöks hur exkludering och grad av narcissism påverkar tre typer av individers självreglerande beteende; Aggressivitet, risktagande och prosocialitet. Sextio studenter med hög eller låg grad av narcissism tänkte tillbaka på när de blivit inkluderade eller exkluderade. Resultatet visade att deltagare med en hög grad av narcissism i personligheten agerade mer aggressivt och tenderade att agera mer riskbenäget när de exkluderats. Prosocialitet påverkades inte av exkluderingsmanipulationen, inte heller den situationella självkänslan och humör. Resultatet indikerar att grad av narcissism i personligheten är en viktig faktor för konsekvenser av social exkludering.</p>
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Eriksson, Johanna, and Frida Björklund. "Vem där? : Extraversion, narcissism och Facebook-aktivitet hos unga vuxna." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-16936.
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Syftet med studien var att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan graden av extraversion och narcissism, och hur man använder Facebook. I studien deltog 114 ungdomar, varav 70 kvinnor och 44 män. För skattning av extraversion användes en del av NEO-FFI. För skattning av narcissism användes delar av NPI. Ett eget instrument konstruerades för skattning av aktivitet på Facebook. Statistisk metod var ANCOVA och korrelationstest. Signifikanta samband uppvisades mellan extraversion och hög grad av aktivitet på Facebook. Extroverta personer hade fler vänner och foton, samt använde chatt- och evenemangsfunktionen mer. Narcissistiska personer skattade den egna profilbild som mer attraktiv.<br>The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the level of extraversion and narcissism, and Facebook usage. In the study 114 adolescents participated, 70 women and 44 men. One part of the NEO-FFI was used to estimate the level of extraversion. Parts of the NPI were used to estimate the level of narcissism. A new test was constructed for Facebook usage. ANCOVA and correlational tests were used. There was a significant correlation between extraversion and high level of Facebook usage. Extrovert individuals had more friends and photos, and used the functions for chat and events more frequently. Narcissistic individuals estimated their profile picture as more attractive.
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Torres, Cristian, and Cristian Torres@act gov au. "Early maladaptive schemas and cognitive distortions in psychopathy and narcissism." The Australian National University. Faculty of Science, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20031107.130315.
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Personality disorders have traditionally been considered refractory to psychological interventions. Two of the most common, and potentially harmful personality disorders are antisocial personality disorder / psychopathy, and narcissism. Although a great deal of conceptual overlap exists between psychopathy and narcissism, the empirical study of these constructs has proceeded largely independently of one another. Further complicating the discrimination of these constructs is the identification of the bi-factorial nature of psychopathy - conceptualised as primary and secondary psychopathy - as well as the identification of two distinct forms of narcissism, overt and covert. The recent resurgence of interest in the sub-clinical manifestations of these two constructs has led to the development of a number of easily administered instruments to measure each of the psychopathy and narcissism constructs, as dimensional traits, within normal populations. This has provided empirically validated and reliable instruments to further explicate these two overlapping constructs. The first of the two studies reported sought to discriminate between psychopathy and narcissism through the recharacterisation of these constructs in terms of the early maladaptive schemas outlined in Youngs early maladaptive schema theory (Young, 1999). Two hundred and ninety one participants completed questionnaires measuring primary and secondary psychopathy, overt and covert narcissism, and early maladaptive schemas. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that psychopathy and narcissism are discriminable in cognitive-interpersonal terms, as operationalised by early maladaptive schemas. Findings also call into question the earlier observed hierarchical structure of the Young Schema Questionnaire. The current analysis identified a two-factor structure to the schema questionnaire, rather than the previously stated 5-factors. Having demonstrated the usefulness of understanding psychopathy and narcissism in cognitive-interpersonal terms, the second study sought to further clarify the association between psychopathy and narcissism through the reconceptualisation of these constructs in cognitive terms, through the identification of the cognitive distortions operative in each disorder. One hundred and thirty two participants completed a cognitive distortions questionnaire developed by the author, along with the same measures of primary and secondary psychopathy, and overt and covert narcissism, as those administered in study 1. Findings were interpreted as providing support for the notion of psychopathy representing a sub-category of narcissism. Findings also provide further supportive evidence for the validity of the primary / secondary psychopathy, and overt / covert narcissism distinctions. The further clarification of the factor structure of the Young Schema Questionnaire, and the replication of the reliability and construct validity of the measure of cognitive distortions developed for this research are highlighted as areas for future research.
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Stirling, D. Grant. "The narrativity of narcissism cultural contexts of contemporary American metafiction /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0011/NQ27324.pdf.
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Hudson, Emily J. "Understanding and Exploring Narcissism: Impact on Students and College Campuses." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/381.
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"Narcissist" is a term that may be used lightly to describe or label someone that is self-centered. However, research that suggests a possible increase in narcissistic personality tendencies among college-aged American students has a very real and serious impact on society. The goal of this paper is to examine the evolution of the concept of narcissism and its detrimental effects on society. This will then be applied to the impact that narcissism has on college students and campus environments. It is important to note that individuals high in narcissistic traits encounter many problems including difficulties with interpersonal and professional relationships, and poor insight and self-awareness. Moreover, students high in narcissism are in danger of academic failure, especially in certain prestigious collegiate environments that are more likely to foster narcissistic tendencies.
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Oldfield, Abigail Elizabeth. "Impulsivity and narcissism across stages of recovery from Bulimia Nervosa." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601805.
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Introduction: Individuals with Bulimia Nervosa (BN) tend to score higher for impulsivity and narcissism than those without eating disorders (EOs), which literature suggests reduces recovery rates. Impulsivity and , narcissism than increase and maintain focus on the importance of low weight for higher self-worth and worth to others, and may limit ability to consider and alter patterns of thinking and behaviour. Therefore, these dimensions of personality may contribute to enable BN behaviour. This research explored this link across active BN and recovery by comparing impulsivity and narcissism scores across BN groups and in comparison to a non-EO control group. It was hypothesised that those with an 'active' BN would score highest, and that these scores would decrease further into recovery from BN. It was also hypothesised that the control group would have the lowest scores. Method: Participants were recruited through posters displayed at NHS services and voluntary organisations and through adverts sent to individuals who had previously 'registered as being interested in participating in research. There were five research groups. Participants represented three different stages of BN, a control group, and an additional group of participants originally meant for the control group, but who scored too highly for EO attitudes. There was an active BN group of 16 participants, a partially recovered BN group of 12 participants, a recovered BN group of five participants, a control group of 20 participants, and a non-EO non-control group of eight participants. This additional group's data is in the extended paper. Participants were recruited to these groups based on information on diagnosis collected through a demographic questionnaire as well as eating disordered attitudes and behaviour collected through the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EOE-Q). Impulsivity was measured on the Oickman Impulsivity Inventory (Oil), which collected both a total impulsivity score as well as functional and dysfunctional impulsivity scores. Narcissism was measured on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) which gave a total narcissism score. 011 and NPI scores Page 2 of 211 were compared across these groups. EOE-Q data and number of binge/purge episodes were also explored. This was done to confirm that the participant groups were different. A correlation was also conducted to further explore the data that was collected. Results: No significant differences were found between these groups for narcissism scores, although all participants scored higher than average on the NPI. A significant difference was found for functional impulsivity between the control and 'active' BN groups with the control group scoring higher for functional impulsivity. Additionally, both the 'active' and 'partially recovered' BN groups had higher than average dysfunctional impulsivity scores. Significant differences were found for EOE-Q scores between all groups except the recovered BN group and the additional group. A correlation showed that there were significant positive correlations for NPI and 011 scores, and significant negative correlations for both NPI and functional impulsivity scores with EOE-Q scores. Discussion: This suggests that impulsivity and narcissism may not be linked to stages of recovery from BN in the way that was hypothesised and does not support previous research. Page