Measures of Narcissism and Their Relations to DSM-5 Pathological Traits: A Critical Reappraisal
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Measures of Narcissism and Their Relations to DSM-5 Pathological Traits: A Critical Reappraisal
Abstract
There exists substantial debate about how to best assess pathological narcissism with a variety of measures designed to assess grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, as well as the DSM-IV and DSM-5 based conceptualizations of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Wright and colleagues published correlations between several narcissism measures (Narcissistic Personality Inventory [NPI]; Pathological Narcissism Inventory [PNI]; Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire [PDQ] NPD) with the traits comprising the DSM-5 Section III personality trait model. In the current study, we examine the agreement manifested by Wright and colleagues' narcissism-DSM-5 trait profiles with expert ratings of the DSM-5 traits most relevant to descriptions of DSM-IV NPD. Despite concerns regarding the NPI's ability to measure pathological narcissism, its trait profile was strongly correlated with expert ratings, as was PDQ NPD's profile. Conversely, the trait profiles associated with the PNI were primarily uncorrelated with the expert rated NPD profile. The implications of these findings with regard to the assessment of narcissism are discussed.
Keywords: construct validity; expert ratings; narcissism; narcissistic personality disorder; profile matching.
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Comment in
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On the Measure and Mismeasure of Narcissism: A Response to "Measures of Narcissism and Their Relations to DSM-5 Pathological Traits: A Critical Reappraisal".Assessment. 2016 Feb;23(1):10-7. doi: 10.1177/1073191115599054. Epub 2015 Aug 7. Assessment. 2016. PMID: 26253571
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Rejoinder: A Construct Validity Approach to the Assessment of Narcissism.Assessment. 2016 Feb;23(1):18-22. doi: 10.1177/1073191115608943. Epub 2015 Oct 13. Assessment. 2016. PMID: 26463683
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