title: Validation of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire Short Scale (NARQ-S) in convenience and representative samples.
abstract: Due to increased empirical interest in narcissism across the social sciences, there is a need for inventories that can be administered quickly while also reliably measuring both the agentic and antagonistic aspects of grandiose narcissism. In this study, we sought to validate the factor structure, provide representative descriptive data and reliability estimates, assess the reliability across the trait spectrum, and examine the nomological network of the short version of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ-S; Back et al., 2013). We used data from a large convenience sample (total N = 11,937) as well as data from a large representative sample (total N = 4,433) that included responses to other narcissism measures as well as related constructs, including the other Dark Triad traits, Big Five personality traits, and self-esteem. Confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory were used to validate the factor structure and estimate the reliability across the latent trait spectrum, respectively. Results suggest that the NARQ-S shows a robust factor structure and is a reliable and valid short measure of the agentic and antagonistic aspects of grandiose narcissism. We also discuss future directions and applications of the NARQ-S as a short and comprehensive measure of grandiose narcissism. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Münster.
authors.forename: Marius
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6062-2993
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leckelt
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz.
authors.forename: Eunike
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Leibniz Science Campus on Primate Cognition, Georg August University Göttingen.
authors.forename: Tanja M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gerlach
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Dallas.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia.
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chopik
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen.
authors.forename: Lars
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authors.lastname: Penke
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Münster.
authors.forename: Katharina
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authors.lastname: Geukes
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Münster.
authors.forename: Albrecht C P
authors.initials: ACP
authors.lastname: Küfner
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University.
authors.forename: Roos
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hutteman
authors.affiliation: German Institute for Economic Research.
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2811-8652
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bundeswehr University Munich.
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allroggen
authors.affiliation: Office of Undergraduate Education, The University of Texas at Dallas.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brecheen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia.
authors.forename: W Keith
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grossmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Münster.
authors.forename: Mitja D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009289:Narcissism; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult