Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2022 Jun 1;210(6):426-431. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001455. Epub 2021 Nov 24.
The current study hypothesizes a mediating role for shame in the association between vulnerable narcissism (VN) and depressive and social anxiety symptoms. A sample of 600 undergraduates was administered psychometrically sound self-reports to assess the study variables. Structural Equation Modeling supported the mediating effect of shame in the association between VN and depressive symptoms, irrespective of the way VN was assessed (i.e., Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale [HSNS] or Pathological Narcissism Inventory). Conversely, shame did not mediate the association with social anxiety when VN was assessed through the (HSNS). A direct effect of VN on both depressive and social anxiety symptoms was also detected. The results are discussed in the context of their implications, while also focusing on the different findings that emerged via the measures used to assess VN.
本研究假设羞耻感在脆弱型自恋（VN）与抑郁和社交焦虑症状之间的关系中起中介作用。一个由 600 名本科生组成的样本接受了心理测量学上可靠的自我报告，以评估研究变量。结构方程模型支持羞耻感在 VN 与抑郁症状之间的关联中的中介作用，而与 VN 的评估方式无关（即，高敏感自恋量表[HSNS]或病态自恋量表）。相反，当通过（HSNS）评估 VN 时，羞耻感并不能中介与社交焦虑的关系。VN 对抑郁和社交焦虑症状也有直接影响。讨论了这些结果的意义，同时还关注了通过用于评估 VN 的不同措施得出的不同发现。
