
pmid: 22988899
This study focused on the functional aspects of narcissism in regulating self-conscious emotions (guilt, shame, hubristic pride, and achievement-oriented pride) as well as two other attribution styles (externalization and detachment). The authors investigated Japanese university students (N = 452) with regard to their self-conscious emotions using the Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3 (TOSCA-3) and their narcissistic personality using the short version of Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-S). Structural equation modeling was used for the analysis. The authors found that narcissism led individuals to feel achievement-oriented pride, hubristic pride, externalization, and detachment, but inhibited feelings of shame. It did not have a significant effect on guilt. Shame-proneness prompted hubristic pride and externalization. Guilt-proneness inclined an individual toward achievement-oriented pride, but deterred externalization. In this article, the authors present and interpret these results in detail and then discuss how they can be utilized in psychotherapy.
Male, Depressive Disorder, Adolescent, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Emotions, Models, Psychological, Shame, Achievement, Object Attachment, Self Concept, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, Guilt, Narcissism, Humans, Female, Students, Internal-External Control, Defense Mechanisms
Male, Depressive Disorder, Adolescent, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Emotions, Models, Psychological, Shame, Achievement, Object Attachment, Self Concept, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, Guilt, Narcissism, Humans, Female, Students, Internal-External Control, Defense Mechanisms
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 13 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
