Narcissism and self-esteem: A nomological network analysis

作者：Hyatt Courtland S^*; Sleep Chelsea E; Lamkin Joanna; Maples Keller Jessica L; Sedikides Constantine; Campbell W Keith; Miller Joshua D

来源：PLos One, 2018, 13(8): e0201088.

DOI：10.1371/journal.pone.0201088

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.

• 出版日期2018-8-1