title: Are pathological narcissism and psychopathy different constructs or different names for the same thing? A study based on Italian nonclinical adult participants.
abstract: To understand the similarities and differences in personality traits and moral disengagement associated with pathological narcissism and psychopathy, 740 Italian active community members who voluntarily participated in the study were administered the Italian versions of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory, the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, the HEXACO Personality Inventory, and the Moral Disengagement Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that low Honesty-Humility and Antagonism (i.e., low Agreeableness) were personality traits common to both pathological narcissism and psychopathy, whereas low Conscientiousness was only related to psychopathy. Different associations with the HEXACO-PI scales and facets were observed for narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic vulnerability, as well as for primary psychopathy and secondary psychopathy. Moral disengagement represented a common feature of pathological narcissism and psychopathy that was related to narcissistic vulnerability and to primary and secondary psychopathy, but not to narcissistic grandiosity.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Fossati
authors: Aaron L
authors: AL
authors: Pincus
authors: Serena
authors: S
authors: Borroni
authors: Arina Ferrari
authors: AF
authors: Munteanu
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Maffei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult