What does the Narcissistic personality inventory really measure?

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Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-87

  Ackerman, Robert A ^a   Witt, Edward A ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^a   Trzesniewski, Kali H ^b   Robins, Richard W ^c   Kashy, Deborah A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

construct validity; entitlement; factor structure; grandiosity; narcissism; Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551646709     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191110382845     Document Type: Article

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