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Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation.

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Grove, JL; Smith, TW; Girard, JM; Wright, AG
Published in: J Pers Disord
December 2019

The present study applied the interpersonal perspective in testing the narcissistic admiration and rivalry concept (NARC) and examining the construct validity of the corresponding Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ). Two undergraduate samples (Sample 1: N = 290; Sample 2: N = 188) completed self-report measures of interpersonal processes based in the interpersonal circumplex (IPC), as well as measures of related constructs. In examining IPC correlates, the authors used a novel bootstrapping approach to determine if admiration and rivalry related to differing interpersonal profiles. Consistent with the authors' hypotheses, admiration was distinctly related to generally agentic (i.e., dominant) interpersonal processes, whereas rivalry generally reflected (low) communal (i.e., hostile) interpersonal processes. Furthermore, NARQ-admiration and NARQ-rivalry related to generally adaptive and maladaptive aspects of status-related constructs, emotional, personality, and social adjustment, respectively. This research provides further support for the NARC, as well as construct validation for the NARQ.

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J Pers Disord

DOI

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1943-2763

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

33

Issue

6

Start / End Page

751 / 775

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Validation Studies as Topic
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorders
  • Narcissism
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult
 

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Grove, J. L., Smith, T. W., Girard, J. M., & Wright, A. G. (2019). Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation. J Pers Disord, 33(6), 751–775. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2019_33_374
Grove, Jeremy L., Timothy W. Smith, Jeffrey M. Girard, and Aidan G. Wright. “Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation.J Pers Disord 33, no. 6 (December 2019): 751–75. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2019_33_374.
Grove JL, Smith TW, Girard JM, Wright AG. Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation. J Pers Disord. 2019 Dec;33(6):751–75.
Grove, Jeremy L., et al. “Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation.J Pers Disord, vol. 33, no. 6, Dec. 2019, pp. 751–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1521/pedi_2019_33_374.
Grove JL, Smith TW, Girard JM, Wright AG. Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation. J Pers Disord. 2019 Dec;33(6):751–775.

Published In

J Pers Disord

DOI

EISSN

1943-2763

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

33

Issue

6

Start / End Page

751 / 775

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Validation Studies as Topic
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorders
  • Narcissism
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult