Richman J A, Flaherty J A
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
Psychiatry. 1988 Nov;51(4):368-77. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1988.11024413.
The narcissistic personality style is assumed to be highly prevalent in contemporary society, but little epidemiologic attention has been directed to its relative occurrence among different segments of the population. This study addresses gender differences in the manifestation of narcissistic personality traits and their differential association with low self-esteem and dysphoric mood. A Narcissistic Traits Scale was developed and administered along with measures of self-esteem and depressive symptomatology to a population of medical students. The data show no sex differences in overall narcissistic styles but demonstrate sex differences in the prevalence of given traits and in their differential association with low self-esteem and dysphoric mood. The clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed, along with suggestions for future research utilizing more representative community samples.
自恋型人格风格被认为在当代社会中极为普遍，但流行病学很少关注其在不同人群中的相对发生率。本研究探讨了自恋型人格特质表现中的性别差异，以及它们与自卑和烦躁情绪的不同关联。我们编制了一份自恋特质量表，并与自尊和抑郁症状量表一起施测于一群医学生。数据显示，总体自恋风格不存在性别差异，但特定特质的发生率及其与自卑和烦躁情绪的不同关联存在性别差异。本文讨论了这些发现的临床和研究意义，并对未来使用更具代表性的社区样本进行研究提出了建议。
