What Does the Narcissistic Personality Inventory Really Measure?

By Robert A. Ackerman, Edward A. Witt, M. B. Donnellan, Kali Trzesniewski, Richard W. Robins, Deborah Kashy. Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), 2011

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Self-esteem and the quality of romantic relationships (2016, background): “…[or herself] better than others” (Rosenberg, 1965, p. 31); thus, self-esteem involves the feelings of self-respect and self-SELF-ESTEEM AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS 4 acceptance but not the feelings of superiority and entitlement that are typical for narcissistic self-views (Ackerman et al., 2011).”
The making of Darth Vader: Parent–child care and the Dark Triad. (2014, methodology): “The items were also used to create the three-factor solution (Ackerman et al., 2011), including facets of Leadership/Authority (a = .”
The Dark Tetrad: Structural properties and location in the personality space. (2015, result): “Also, it should be noticed that Leadership/authority shows the highest congruence with other dark traits, but not with the psychopathic disposition of Antisocial behavior, which is a partial replication of previous findings (Ackerman et al., 2011).”
Interpersonal Dynamics in Personality and Personality Disorders (2018, background): “The NPI’s popularity decreased with mixed evidence regarding its multidimensionality and associations with maladaptive outcomes (Ackerman et al., 2010; Maxwell, Donnellan, Hopwood, & Ackerman, 2011).”
Selfies and personality: Who posts self-portrait photographs? (2016, neutral): “…found that “Grandiose Exhibitionism” (a factor of narcissism) was related to self-absorption, whereas a need to be the center of others' attention (Ackerman et al., 2011) appears to be an important determinant of self-promotion on Facebook (via status updates, photos, and attaining large…”
The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review (2013, background): “Narcissism, for example, been separated into grandiose and vulnerable facets (Ackerman et al., 2011; Pincus et al., 2009).”
The Development of Self-Esteem (2014, background): “Thus, self-esteem involves feelings of self-acceptance and self-respect, in contrast to the excessive self-regard and self-aggrandizement characterizing narcissistic individuals (Ackerman et al., 2011).”
Generational differences in content generation in social media: The roles of the gratifications sought and of narcissism (2013, background): “More recently, Ackerman et al. (2011) proposed a model in which three-factor dimensions, leadership/authority, grandiose exhibitionism, and entitlement/exploitativeness, constituted narcissism.”
The Narcissism Spectrum Model: A Synthetic View of Narcissistic Personality (2018, background): “The most recent evidence suggests that a threefactor solution may be optimal, reflecting linked dimensions of leadership authority, grandiose exhibitionism, and entitlement exploitativeness (Ackerman et al., 2011; see Table 3).”