Carlson Kevin S, Gjerde Per F
Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
J Res Pers. 2009 Aug 1;43(4):570-578. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.03.003.
This prospective study examined relations between preschool personality attributes and narcissism during adolescence and emerging adulthood. We created five a priori preschool scales anticipated to foretell future narcissism. Independent assessors evaluated the participants' personality at ages 14, 18, and 23. Based upon these evaluations, we generated observer-based narcissism scales for each of these three ages. All preschool scales predicted subsequent narcissism, except Interpersonal Antagonism at age 23. According to mean scale and item scores analyses, narcissism increased significantly from age 14 to 18, followed by a slight but non-significant decline from age 18 to 23. The discussion focused on a developmental view of narcissism, the need for research on automatic processing and psychological defenses, and links between narcissism and attachment.
这项前瞻性研究考察了学前儿童的人格特质与青少年期及成年早期的自恋之间的关系。我们创建了五个先验的学前儿童量表，预期这些量表能够预测未来的自恋情况。独立评估者在参与者14岁、18岁和23岁时对其人格进行了评估。基于这些评估，我们为这三个年龄段分别生成了基于观察者的自恋量表。除了23岁时的人际敌对量表外，所有学前儿童量表都能预测随后的自恋情况。根据平均量表和项目得分分析，自恋程度从14岁到18岁显著增加，随后从18岁到23岁有轻微但不显著的下降。讨论集中在自恋的发展观、对自动加工和心理防御研究的需求，以及自恋与依恋之间的联系。
