TY - JOUR
T1 - Narcissism and self-esteem
T2 - A nomological network analysis
AU - Hyatt, Courtland S.
AU - Sleep, Chelsea E.
AU - Lamkin, Joanna
AU - Maples-Keller, Jessica L.
AU - Sedikides, Constantine
AU - Campbell, W. Keith
AU - Miller, Joshua D.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0201088
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0201088
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30067800
AN - SCOPUS:85050949738
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 13
JO - PLOS ONE
JF - PLOS ONE
IS - 8
M1 - e0201088
ER -