title: Narcissism and empathy: validity evidence for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory.
abstract: Three empathy questionnaires were correlated with scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), and the predicted negative relationship was observed in two of the three cases. In addition, the Exploitiveness/Entitlement (E/E) subscale of the NPI was inversely related to all three empathy scales and directly related to another hypothesized measure of narcissism. Unexpected negative correlations between the E/E subscale and social desirability scales were interpreted as evidence of E/E subscale sensitivity to the manipulative dimension of narcissistic relationship styles. These data further support the construct validity of the NPI in general and of the Exploitiveness/Entitlement subscale in particular.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 37402, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Grisham
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Biderman