TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Nonpathological and Pathological Narcissism: Which Self-Reported Characteristics Are Most Problematic in Adolescents? JO - Journal of personality assessment A1 - Barry, Christopher T. A1 - Kauten, Rebecca L. SP - 212 EP - 219 VL - 96 IS - 2 N2 - Prior research indicates that dimensions of adolescent narcissism differ in their associations with indicators of positive and negative psychological functioning (e.g., Barry, Frick, Adler, & Grafeman, 2007 ; Barry & Wallace, 2010 ). This study investigated correlates of 2 empirically derived factors of adolescent narcissism (i.e., pathological and nonpathological narcissism) from 2 measures thought to differ based on their inclusion of pathological versus nonpathological content. In a sample of 188 at-risk adolescents ages 16 to 18, pathological narcissism was associated with various indicators of maladjustment, including aggression, low self-esteem, internalizing problems, and poor perceived interpersonal relationships. On the other hand, nonpathological narcissism was positively associated with self-esteem and aggression but negatively associated with internalizing problems. The implications for the conceptualization of adolescent narcissism are discussed.

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LA - en SN - 0022-3891 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2013.830264 ID - ref1 ER -