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Jeremy L Grove1, Timothy W Smith1, Jeffrey M Girard2
1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Journal of Personality Disorders
|January 17, 2019
Summary
Narcissistic admiration and rivalry (NARC) were examined using the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ). Findings show admiration relates to agentic interpersonal processes, while rivalry relates to communal interpersonal processes.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
Background:
- Narcissistic personality is conceptualized as involving distinct admiration and rivalry components.
- The Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ) was developed to measure these components.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept (NARC) using an interpersonal perspective.
- To examine the construct validity of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ).
Main Methods:
- Two undergraduate samples (N=290, N=188) completed self-report measures.
- Interpersonal processes based on the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) and related constructs were assessed.
- A bootstrapping approach was used to analyze interpersonal profiles of admiration and rivalry.
Main Results:
- Narcissistic admiration was distinctly associated with agentic (dominant) interpersonal processes.
- Narcissistic rivalry was associated with communal (hostile) interpersonal processes.
- NARQ-admiration and NARQ-rivalry scores related to adaptive and maladaptive aspects of status, emotional, personality, and social adjustment.
Conclusions:
- The findings provide further support for the NARC.
- The study offers construct validation for the NARQ, supporting its use in research.
Keywords:
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