title: Conceptions of narcissism and the DSM-5 pathological personality traits.
abstract: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5) features two conceptions of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), one based on the retained DSM-IV's categorical diagnosis and the other based on a model that blends impairments in personality functioning with a specific trait profile intended to recapture DSM-IV NPD. Nevertheless, the broader literature contains a richer array of potential conceptualizations of narcissism, including distinguishable perspectives from psychiatric nosology, clinical observation and theory, and social/personality psychology. This raises questions about the most advantageous pattern of traits to use to reflect various conceptions of narcissistic pathology via the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5). In this study, we examine the associations of the Personality Disorder Questionnaire-Narcissistic Personality Disorder scale, Narcissistic Personality Inventory-16, and the Pathological Narcissism Inventory and the PID-5 dimensions and facets in a large sample (N = 1,653) of undergraduate student participants. Results point to strong associations with PID-5 Antagonism scales across narcissism measures, consistent with the DSM-5's proposed representation of NPD. However, additional notable associations emerged with PID-5 Negative Affectivity and Psychoticism scales when considering more clinically relevant narcissism measures.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. aidanwri@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Aidan G C
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Aaron L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pincus
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: Kristian E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Markon
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Narcissistic Personality Inventory; Pathological Narcissism Inventory; Personality Inventory for the DSM-5; narcissism; narcissistic grandiosity; narcissistic personality disorder; narcissistic vulnerability