TY - JOUR
T1 - Five-factor model trait profiles of narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability in Iranian university students
AU - Soleimani, Mehdi
AU - Pincus, Aaron L.
AU - Alizadeh, Hamid
AU - Mohammadi, Abolfazl
AU - Nokani, Mostafa
AU - Paast, Negin
AU - Qaderi Bagajan, Kaveh
AU - Tahmasbi, Najme
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 International Union of Psychological Science.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - This study examined the relationship between pathological narcissism, narcissistic grandiosity, narcissistic vulnerability and the five-factor model of personality. Participants consisted of 290 undergraduate students from four universities in three different cities in Iran, recruited by available sampling, Instruments, including, Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) were also completed for the participants. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that narcissistic grandiosity was positively associated with extraversion and openness, while narcissistic vulnerability and overall pathological narcissism were positively associated with neuroticism and negatively related to agreeableness and openness (only for narcissistic vulnerability). The results are consistent with prior research in Western cultures (e.g., United States, Germany) and revealed that neuroticism is a common factor in narcissistic vulnerability and pathological narcissism which suggested pathological narcissism may be a distinct dimension from normal narcissism. Also, there were various contributors of personality traits for narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability which can be considered as a support for the distinction of two phenotypes of pathological narcissism.
AB - This study examined the relationship between pathological narcissism, narcissistic grandiosity, narcissistic vulnerability and the five-factor model of personality. Participants consisted of 290 undergraduate students from four universities in three different cities in Iran, recruited by available sampling, Instruments, including, Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) were also completed for the participants. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that narcissistic grandiosity was positively associated with extraversion and openness, while narcissistic vulnerability and overall pathological narcissism were positively associated with neuroticism and negatively related to agreeableness and openness (only for narcissistic vulnerability). The results are consistent with prior research in Western cultures (e.g., United States, Germany) and revealed that neuroticism is a common factor in narcissistic vulnerability and pathological narcissism which suggested pathological narcissism may be a distinct dimension from normal narcissism. Also, there were various contributors of personality traits for narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability which can be considered as a support for the distinction of two phenotypes of pathological narcissism.
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U2 - 10.1002/ijop.12833
DO - 10.1002/ijop.12833
M3 - Article
C2 - 35043410
AN - SCOPUS:85122959491
SN - 0020-7594
VL - 57
SP - 393
EP - 400
JO - International Journal of Psychology
JF - International Journal of Psychology
IS - 3
ER -