Narcissism in Bulgarian adults - 08/07/17
Résumé |
Introduction |
Narcissistic personality disorder influences relationships and beliefs in different life spheres.
Objective |
We aimed to measure narcissism among Bulgarian adults by establishing validity of two scales measuring narcissism, specifying some social and demographic factors and differentiating narcissistic features.
Method |
One hundred and thirty-four Bulgarians (17–62 years old, M=31; SD=11) were examined with two scales measuring narcissism. Higher score on Narcissistic personality disorder scale from the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 correlated positively (r=.346; P<.001) with higher score on A. T. Beck and J. S. Beck's scale measuring Narcissistic beliefs from Personality Belief Questionnaire that indicated their validity.
Results |
No significant gender differences in narcissism were found, with female participants prevailing in the sample (n=118). Family status (FPDQ−4(4,128)=0.593; pPDQ-4=569; FPBQ(4,128)=0.295; pPBQ=.881), occupational status – student, employed or unemployed (FPDQ−4(4,128)=0.593; pPDQ−4=.569; FPBQ(4,128)=0.295; pPBQ=.881), secondary or university education (tPDQ−4(112)=1.809; pPDQ−4=.073; tPBQ(112)=1.338; pPBQ=.184), and the length of work experience did not differentiate narcissism (RPDQ−4=.168; tPDQ−4=−1.853; pPDQ−4=.066; RPBQ=.063; tPBQ=−0.681; pPBQ=.497). Advance in age was related to diminished levels of narcissism (RPDQ−4=.21; R2PDQ−4=.044; BPDQ−4=−0.034; tPDQ−4=−2.463; pPDQ−4=.015). Higher narcissism was related to the belief of being a special person (70.8%) and to the perceptions of other people as being envy of one's personality–own achievements (60.9%).
Conclusions |
Narcissistic personality disorder is rare in the studied Bulgarian adult population – 4.5% of the subjects (n=6) had the highest levels of narcissism on both scales that corresponded to the proportion of 6% prevalence of lifetime narcissism in USA, according to Stinson et al.
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Vol 41 - N° S
P. S257 - avril 2017 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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