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Thinking Structurally About Narcissism: An Examination of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory and Its Components.

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The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI) is a self-report measure of the traits linked to grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, as well as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), from a five-factor model perspective (FFM). In the current studies, the factor structure of the FFNI was explored and the results supported the extraction of three factors: Antagonism (e.g., Arrogance), Neuroticism (e.g., Need for Admiration), and Agentic Extraversion (e.g., Authoritativeness). In Study 2, the FFNI factors manifested convergent validity with their corresponding Big Five domains and diverging relations with measures of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, NPD, and self-esteem. Ultimately, the FFNI factors help explicate the differences between various expressions of narcissism such that all are related to Antagonism but differ with regard to Neuroticism (relevant to vulnerable narcissism and NPD) and Agentic Extraversion (relevant to grandiose narcissism and NPD). The results also highlight the complex relation between self-esteem and the traits that comprise narcissism measures.

Year of Publication
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2016
Journal
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Journal of personality disorders
Volume
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30
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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1-18
ISSN Number
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0885-579X
URL
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https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/pedi_2015_29_177
DOI
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10.1521/pedi_2015_29_177
Short Title
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J Pers Disord
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