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Narcissism and Empathy: Validity Evidence for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory

P.J. Watson
,
Stephanie O. Grisham
,
Marjorie V. Trotter
&
Michael D. Biderman
Pages 301-305 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010
 
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Abstract

Three empathy questionnaires were correlated with scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), and the predicted negative relationship was observed in two of the three cases. In addition, the Exploitiveness/Entitlement (E/E) subscale of the NPI was inversely related to all three empathy scales and directly related to another hypothesized measure of narcissism. Unexpected negative correlations between the E/E subscale and social desirability scales were interpreted as evidence of E/E subscale sensitivity to the manipulative dimension of narcissistic relationship styles. These data further support the construct validity of the NPI in general and of the Exploitiveness/Entitlement subscale in particular.

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