Convergence of Narcissism Measures From the Perspective of General Personality Functioning

The construct of narcissism has a lengthy history and has been operationalized and measured by a variety of instruments. In this study, five narcissism scales were compared in terms of alternative conceptualizations of narcissism offered by C. C. Morf and F. Rhodewalt (2001), D. L. Paulhus (2001), a...

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Published in:Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 364 - 374
Main Authors: Samuel, Douglas B., Widiger, Thomas A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2008
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Comparative Analysis
Correlation
Female
Humans
Male
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Models, Psychological
Narcissism
NEO Personality Inventory
Personality
Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (Revised)
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - psychology
Personality Problems
Personality Tests
Personality Traits
Psychometrics
Self Concept
Self Concept Measures
Self-Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
Young Adult
personality
FFM
narcissism
narcissistic personality disorder
five-factor model
ISSN:1073-1911, 1552-3489
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Summary:The construct of narcissism has a lengthy history and has been operationalized and measured by a variety of instruments. In this study, five narcissism scales were compared in terms of alternative conceptualizations of narcissism offered by C. C. Morf and F. Rhodewalt (2001), D. L. Paulhus (2001), and S. Vazire and D. C. Funder (2006), using the domains and facets of the five-factor model as a common point of comparison. The findings provided little support for the conceptualizations of Morf and Rhodewalt or Vazire and Funder. Support was obtained for the conceptualization of Paulhus, particularly as assessed by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and, secondarily, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory—III. Implications for the assessment and conceptualization of narcissism are discussed.
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ISSN:1073-1911
1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/1073191108314278