TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Is there an association between the level of grandiose narcissism severity of psychopathology?
JO  - Nordic journal of psychiatry
A1  - Olssøn, Ingrid
A1  - Svindseth, Marit F.
A1  - Dahl, Alv A.
SP  - 121
EP  - 127
VL  - 70
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Narcissism is a personality trait associated with both psychological health and resilience as well as with aggression and interpersonal problems. <br><br>AIM: This study compares levels of total narcissism and subscale scores in inpatients, outpatients and a community sample. <br><br>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). <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our hypothesis of a significant association between mean levels of total narcissism and subscale scores and severity of psychopathology was not supported.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0803-9488
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08039488.2015.1058418
ID  - ref1
ER  -