Ratings of affective and interpersonal tendencies differ for grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: A replication and extension of Gore and Widiger (2016)

Hyatt, Courtland S.; Sleep, Chelsea; Lynam, Donald R.; Widiger, Thomas A.; Campbell, W. Keith; Miller, Joshua D.

doi:10.1111/jopy.12325

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“…Systematic evidence confirms the notion of oscillating states by showing that individuals identified as grandiose narcissists (following the common DSM-5 criteria) display episodes of heightened vulnerability according to expert ratings ( Gore and Widiger, 2016 ). A similar finding was recently also obtained for lay raters, though with greater emphasis on externalizing symptoms (anger; Hyatt et al, 2017 ).…”

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The Higher the Score, the Darker the Core: The Nonlinear Association Between Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

Jauk

Kaufman

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Narcissism is a truly Janusian phenomenon, consisting of both narcissistic grandiosity, exhibitionism, admiration-seeking, boldness, and dominance on the one hand, and narcissistic vulnerability, introversion, withdrawal, hypersensitivity, and anxiety on the other hand. While there is broad consensus that these two seemingly contradictory faces of narcissism can be empirically discerned and have different implications for psychological functioning and mental health, there is not yet agreement on whether grandiose and vulnerable narcissism should be regarded as independent traits or as two manifestations of one personality trait. Previous research indicates that both views hold true when the level of grandiosity is considered a moderating factor: while grandiose and vulnerable narcissism are largely unrelated in the range of normal personality variation, they are correlated in the range of high grandiosity (Jauk et al., 2017b). Here, we replicate and extend this work in an independent sample (N = 891) using a more comprehensive narcissism inventory grounded in a new trifurcated model of narcissism. The trifurcated model partitions narcissism into three main personality dimensions: agentic extraversion, antagonism, and neuroticism. We found a significant breakpoint in the association between narcissistic grandiosity and vulnerability at 75% cumulative frequency of grandiosity. While grandiosity and vulnerability are unrelated below this breakpoint (r = 0.02), they are strongly correlated above (r = 0.45). In the lower range of grandiose narcissism, grandiosity draws more upon agentic extraversion and is largely associated with mental health. In the upper range, however, grandiosity is more strongly linked to antagonism and is substantially associated with fear, negative affect, and depression. These findings provide evidence for the view that grandiose and vulnerable narcissism are distinct traits at lower levels of grandiosity, but blend into an antagonistic core with signs of psychological maladjustment at higher levels. Implications for research on narcissism as a personality trait, as well as clinical practice, are discussed.

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The Higher the Score, the Darker the Core: The Nonlinear Association Between Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

Jauk

Kaufman

2018

Front. Psychol.

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“…Gore and Widiger [46] showed, and this has since been replicated by Hyatt and colleagues [47], that when individuals are selected for matching a description of a grandiose narcissist, not only are they rated high in grandiosity, but their raters also describe bouts or periods where they exhibit vulnerable features. The opposite pattern is not true, consistent with our view that vulnerability reflects non-specific personality pathology.…”

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“…X=scale considered to be primarily captured by the domain; x=scale considered to be secondarily captured by the domain. Parentheses reflect label used by Krizan and Herlache (2017); Bracketed terms reflect labels used by Miller et al (2017). PNI = Pathological Narcissism Inventory; NPI = Narcissistic Personality Inventory; FFNI = Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory; NARQ = Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire; NGS = Narcissistic Grandiosity Scale; HSNS = Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale; PES = Psychological Entitlement Scale.…”

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Issues resolved and unresolved in pathological narcissism

Wright

Edershile

2018

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Narcissism is one of the oldest personality constructs, and yet debates about its definition and structure have been a topic of intense debate over the past decade. Recent independent reviews of the literature have proposed conceptually identical triarchic structural models of individual differences in pathological narcissism. In each model entitlement serves as the core of the construct, and its expression is moderated by basic personality/temperament to manifest in exhibitionism or vulnerability. However, the clinical observation that individuals high in pathological narcissism vacillate between grandiose and vulnerable states remains understudied and poorly understood. We review the recent research that has driven the contentious debates, emerging points of consensus, and necessary future directions for research.

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“…Perfectionism is related to shame and aggression, especially in situations when perfectionistic standards are not possible to attain. In addition, perfectionism with hypervigilance to criticism and fear of failure also relates to narcissistic vulnerability (Erkoreka & Navarro, 2017;Gabbard, 1989;Hyatt et al, 2018;Kealy et al, 2012;J. D. Miller, Gentile, Wilson, & Campbell, 2013;Ronningstam & Baskin-Sommers, 2013;Tritt et al, 2010;Velotti et al, 2014).…”

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Perfectionism, Shame, and Aggression in Depressive Patients With Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Fjermestad-Noll

Ronningstam

Bach

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Journal of Personality Disorders

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Ratings of affective and interpersonal tendencies differ for grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: A replication and extension of Gore and Widiger (2016)

Abstract: Grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic individuals both exhibit anger in response to ego threat, but sadness/shame responses are more characteristic of vulnerable narcissism.

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The Higher the Score, the Darker the Core: The Nonlinear Association Between Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

The Higher the Score, the Darker the Core: The Nonlinear Association Between Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism

Issues resolved and unresolved in pathological narcissism

Perfectionism, Shame, and Aggression in Depressive Patients With Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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