title: A glimpse behind the mask: facets of narcissism and feelings of self-worth.
abstract: This study examined the connections that the facets of narcissism captured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; Raskin & Hall, 1979) and the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI; Pincus et al., 2009) have with self-esteem. This was accomplished by asking 372 participants to complete measures of narcissism and self-esteem level as well as daily diary measures concerning their state self-esteem and daily experiences. Our analyses found that the facets of narcissism differed in their associations with average level of self-esteem, fluctuations in state self-esteem over time, and self-esteem reactions following daily events. These results suggest that it is important to consider specific facets of narcissism when examining feelings of self-worth rather than relying on broader composite measures of narcissistic personality features. Implications of these results for our understanding of the dynamics of the narcissistic personality are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA. zeiglerh@oakland.edu
authors.forename: Virgil
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zeigler-Hill
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Besser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires