What Does the Narcissistic Personality Inventory Really Measure?

被引：569

作者：

Ackerman, Robert A. ^{[1
]}

Witt, Edward A.

Donnellan, M. Brent

Trzesniewski, Kali H. ^{[2
]}

Robins, Richard W. ^{[3
]}

Kashy, Deborah A.

机构：

[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[2] Univ Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

[3] Univ Calif Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA

来源：

ASSESSMENT | 2011年 / 18卷 / 01期

关键词：

narcissism; Narcissistic Personality Inventory; factor structure; construct validity; grandiosity; entitlement; EXPLORATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS; SELF-ESTEEM; PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSISM; CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY; RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION; INTERPERSONAL CIRCUMPLEX; IMPULSIVE ANTISOCIALITY; FEARLESS DOMINANCE; EMPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY;

D O I：

10.1177/1073191110382845

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is a widely used measure of narcissism. However, debates persist about its exact factor structure with researchers proposing solutions ranging from two to seven factors. The present research aimed to clarify the factor structure of the NPI and further illuminate its nomological network. Four studies provided support for a three-factor model consisting of the dimensions of Leadership/Authority, Grandiose Exhibitionism, and Entitlement/Exploitativeness. The Leadership/Authority dimension was generally linked to adaptive outcomes whereas the other two dimensions, particularly Entitlement/Exploitativeness, were generally linked to maladaptive outcomes. These results suggest that researchers interested in the psychological and behavioral outcomes associated with the NPI should examine correlates at the facet level. In light of the findings, we propose a hierarchical model for the structure of the NPI and provide researchers with a scoring scheme for this commonly used instrument.

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页码：67 / 87

页数：21

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