Citation

Barry CT, Grafeman SJ, Adler KK, Pickard JD. J. Adolesc. 2007; 30(6): 933-942.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr., Box 5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA. Christopher.Barry@usm.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.12.003

PMID

17316782

Abstract

The present study explores the relation between narcissism and delinquency among 372 at-risk 16-18-year-olds. The study also considered the relation between narcissism and self-esteem, as well as the potential interaction between narcissism and self-esteem for predicting delinquency in this age group. Narcissism and self-esteem were positively interrelated; however, only narcissism was significantly correlated with delinquency. The results suggested that low self-esteem was actually associated with delinquency when controlling for narcissism. So-called adaptive narcissism was positively correlated with self-esteem, but maladaptive narcissism was not related to self-esteem. Limitations and directions for future research in this area are discussed.

Language: en