Narcissism and self-esteem: a nomological network analysis
Narcissism and self-esteem: a nomological network analysis
Similarity between narcissism and self-esteem seems intuitive, as both capture positive perceptions of the self. In the current undertaking, we provide a broad comparison of the nomological networks of grandiose narcissism and explicit self-esteem. Pooling data from 11 existing samples (N = 4711), we compared the relations of narcissism and self-esteem to developmental experiences, individual differences, interpersonal functioning, and psychopathology. Both constructs are positively related to agentic traits and assertive interpersonal approaches, but differ in relation to agreeableness/communion. Self-esteem emerged as a wholly adaptive construct negatively associated with internalizing psychopathology and generally unrelated to externalizing behaviors. Unlike self-esteem, narcissism was related to callousness, grandiosity, entitlement, and demeaning attitudes towards others that likely partially explain narcissism’s links to maladaptive outcomes.
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Hyatt, Courtland S., Sleep, Chelsea E., Lamkin, Joanna, Maples-Keller, Jessica L., Sedikides, Constantine, Campbell, W. Keith and Miller, Joshua D.
(2018)
Narcissism and self-esteem: a nomological network analysis.
PLoS ONE, 13 (8), , [e0201088].
(doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201088).
Abstract
Similarity between narcissism and self-esteem seems intuitive, as both capture positive perceptions of the self. In the current undertaking, we provide a broad comparison of the nomological networks of grandiose narcissism and explicit self-esteem. Pooling data from 11 existing samples (N = 4711), we compared the relations of narcissism and self-esteem to developmental experiences, individual differences, interpersonal functioning, and psychopathology. Both constructs are positively related to agentic traits and assertive interpersonal approaches, but differ in relation to agreeableness/communion. Self-esteem emerged as a wholly adaptive construct negatively associated with internalizing psychopathology and generally unrelated to externalizing behaviors. Unlike self-esteem, narcissism was related to callousness, grandiosity, entitlement, and demeaning attitudes towards others that likely partially explain narcissism’s links to maladaptive outcomes.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 July 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 August 2018
Published date: 1 August 2018
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ISSN: 1932-6203
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Courtland S. Hyatt
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Chelsea E. Sleep
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Jessica L. Maples-Keller
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