Jauk Emanuel, Ulbrich Lisa, Jorschick Paul, Höfler Michael, Kaufman Scott Barry, Kanske Philipp
Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Department of Psychology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
J Pers. 2022 Oct;90(5):703-726. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12692. Epub 2022 Jan 27.
Narcissism can manifest in grandiose and vulnerable patterns of experience and behavior. While largely unrelated in the general population, individuals with clinically relevant narcissism are thought to display both. Our previous studies showed that trait measures of grandiosity and vulnerability were unrelated at low-to-moderate levels of grandiose narcissism, but related at high levels.
We replicate and extend these findings in a preregistered individual data meta-analysis ("mega-analysis") using data from the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)/Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS; N = 10,519, k = 28) and the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI; N = 7,738, k = 17).
There was strong evidence for the hypothesis in the FFNI (β = .08, β = .36, β = .53), and weaker evidence in the NPI/HSNS (β = .00, β = .12, β = .32). Nonlinearity increased with age but was invariant across other moderators. Higher vulnerability was predicted by elevated antagonistic and low agentic narcissism at subfactor level.
Narcissistic vulnerability increases at high levels of grandiosity. Interpreted along Whole Trait Theory, the effects are thought to reflect state changes echoing in trait measures and can help to link personality and clinical models.
自恋可以表现为夸张和脆弱的体验及行为模式。虽然在普通人群中这两者基本不相关，但临床上具有相关自恋特征的个体被认为会同时表现出这两种模式。我们之前的研究表明，在低至中等程度的夸大自恋水平下，夸大和脆弱的特质测量指标不相关，但在高水平时相关。
我们使用来自自恋人格问卷（NPI）/高敏自恋量表（HSNS；N = 10519，k = 28）和五因素自恋量表（FFNI；N = 7738，k = 17）的数据，在一项预先注册的个体数据荟萃分析（“元分析”）中重复并扩展了这些发现。
在FFNI中有强有力的证据支持该假设（β = 0.08，β = 0.36，β = 0.53），而在NPI/HSNS中证据较弱（β = 0.00，β = 0.12，β = 0.32）。非线性随年龄增加，但在其他调节因素中不变。在子因素水平上，较高的敌对性和较低的能动性自恋预示着更高的脆弱性。
在高程度的夸大自恋水平下，自恋的脆弱性会增加。根据整体特质理论来解释，这些影响被认为反映了在特质测量中回荡的状态变化，并且有助于将人格和临床模型联系起来。
