Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: Associations with alcohol use, alcohol problems and problem recognition

Welker, Logan E.; Simons, Raluca M.; Simons, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1470092

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“…The NPI is derived from the criteria for the official clinical narcissism diagnosis, and consequently places clinical and subclinical narcissism on a spectrum ( Krizan, 2018 ). One important finding in light of the current article, is that grandiose narcissism is positively related to engagement in risk-taking behaviours, for example, substance use ( Hill, 2016 ; Welker, Simons, & Simons, 2019 ), risky driving ( Bushman, Steffgen, Kerwin, Whitlock, & Weisenberger, 2018 ), unprotected sex ( Coleman, Bernstein, Benfield, & Smyth, 2020 ), gambling ( Lakey, Rose, Campbell, & Goodie, 2008 ) and expressing deviant opinions ( Buelow & Brunell, 2014 ).…”

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Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and narcissistic traits

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2021

Personality and Individual Differences

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People's perceived susceptibility to illnesses plays a key role in determining whether or not to take protective measures. However, self-enhancing biases hinder accurate susceptibility perceptions, leaving some individuals to feel invulnerable in the face of acute health risks. Since such biases are prominent characteristics of individuals with narcissistic personality traits, this article empirically examined whether low perceived susceptibility of infection with COVID-19 is related to subclinical narcissism, as measured with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16) and the Narcissism Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ). We report the findings from a worldwide sample ( N = 244), a UK sample before governmental pandemic restrictions ( N = 261), a UK sample after restrictions ( N = 261) and a pooled data analysis ( N = 766). Overall, grandiose narcissism as measured with the NPI-16 predicted lower perceived susceptibility of infection, also after controlling for age and gender, whereas the NARQ Admiration subscale predicted higher perceived susceptibility. The findings are discussed in the light of theoretical and policy implications.

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Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and narcissistic traits

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2021

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“…While FFNI grandiose narcissism is broadly associated with egotistical-adaptive functioning from the perspective of the individual, it is also associated with feelings of alienation, a weak sense of self, maladaptive defense, and dissociation ( Kaufman et al, 2020 ; Şar & Türk-Kurtça, 2021 ), reports of childhood trauma ( Şar & Türk-Kurtça, 2021 ), and substance use ( Miller, Gentile, & Campbell, 2013 ; Welker et al, 2019 ). Also, when contrasting self- and informant-reports, it becomes evident that others do not see grandiose narcissism as favorably as highly grandiose individuals do themselves (despite generally high agreement on grandiosity between self and informants; Oltmanns et al, 2018 ).…”

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Validation of the German Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory and Construction of a Brief Form Using Ant Colony Optimization

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Narcissism is a multifaceted construct commonly conceptualized as comprising grandiose and vulnerable aspects in a two-factor model. While the manifold correlates of these aspects imposed a challenge for research on the structure of narcissism, recent models converge in a three-factor structure of agentic-extraverted, antagonistic, and neurotic aspects, capturing variance in different conceptualizations and correlates of narcissism. We construct and validate a German adaptation of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI), a measure assessing these aspects based on the Five-Factor Model. In eight samples ( N = 2,921), we found the German FFNI to align with both, two- and three-factor models. The factors display good criterion validity with other narcissism measures, (non-)clinical personality dimensions, interpersonal styles, and (mal-)adaptive adjustment. Neurotic and antagonistic narcissism discriminated between individuals with/without mental disorder diagnoses, and displayed a characteristic profile in incarcerated offenders. Since the FFNI is comprehensive but long, we constructed a 30-item brief form (FFNI-BF) optimizing the internal structure and external validity using ant colony optimization. The FFNI-BF displayed good psychometric characteristics and similar, in certain aspects even advantageous criterion validity. We conclude that the German FFNI validly measures key aspects of narcissism, and the FFNI-BF captures these in a concise manner.

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“…While FFNI grandiose narcissism is broadly associated with egotistical-adaptive functioning from the perspective of the individual, it is also associated with feelings of alienation, a weak sense of self, maladaptive defense and dissociation (Kaufman et al, 2018;Şar & Türk-Kurtça, 2021), reports of childhood trauma (Şar & Türk-Kurtça, 2021), and substance use (Miller, Gentile, et al, 2013;Welker et al, 2019). Also, when contrasting self-and informant-reports, it becomes evident that others do not see grandiose narcissism as favorably as highly grandiose individuals do themselves (despite generally high agreement on grandiosity between self and informants; Oltmanns et al, 2018).…”

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Validation of the German Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory and construction of a brief form using Ant Colony Optimization

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Narcissism is a multifaceted construct commonly conceptualized as comprising grandiose and vulnerable aspects in a two-factor model. While the manifold correlates of these aspects imposed a challenge for research on the structure of narcissism, recent models converge in a three-factor structure of agentic-extraverted, antagonistic, and neurotic aspects, capturing variance in different conceptualizations and correlates of narcissism. We construct and validate a German adaptation of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI; Glover et al., 2012), a measure assessing these aspects based on the Five-Factor Model. In eight samples (N = 2,921), we found the German FFNI to align with both, two- and three-factor models. The factors display good criterion validity with other narcissism measures, (non-)clinical personality dimensions, interpersonal styles, and (mal-)adaptive adjustment. Neurotic and antagonistic narcissism discriminated between individuals with/without mental disorder diagnoses, and displayed a characteristic profile in incarcerated offenders. Since the FFNI is comprehensive but long, we constructed a 30-item brief-form (FFNI-BF) optimizing the internal structure and external validity using Ant Colony Optimization. The FFNI-BF displayed good psychometric characteristics and similar, in certain aspects even advantageous criterion validity. We conclude that the German FFNI validly measures key aspects of narcissism, and the FFNI-BF captures these in a concise manner.

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Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: Associations with alcohol use, alcohol problems and problem recognition

Abstract: The results speak to the effects that different types of narcissism have on alcohol use, alcohol problems and attitudes towards alcohol problems among young adults.

Cited by 16 publications

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Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and narcissistic traits

Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and narcissistic traits

Validation of the German Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory and Construction of a Brief Form Using Ant Colony Optimization

Validation of the German Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory and construction of a brief form using Ant Colony Optimization

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