Three Narcissism Scales for the California Q-set

• Published in: Journal of personality assessment Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 51 - 66
• Main Author: Wink, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc 01.02.1992; Taylor & Francis; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, etc
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Marriage - psychology; Narcissism; Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Personality Disorders - diagnosis; Personality Disorders - psychology; Personality. Affectivity; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics; Q-Sort - statistics & numerical data; Reference Values; Human; Test validation; Psychometrics; Personality test; Narcissism; California Q Set
• ISSN: 0022-3891; 1532-7752
• DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5801_5

Three observer-based narcissism scales were developed from factor scores based on a California Q-set (CAQ) narcissism prototype. Each of the three scales-Willfulness, Hypersensitivity, and Autonomy-correlated with observer and self-report narcissism measures in the derivation sample of 105 women and a cross-validation sample of 175 men and 175 women. California Psychological Inventory (CPI), Adjective Check List (ACL), and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Willfulness scale. (MMPI) correlates and partner ACL ratings suggested that the represents self-assuredness, rebelliousness, and exhibitionism characteristic of overt or phallic narcissism. The correlates of the Hypersensitivity scale included depression and introversion along with rebelliousness and hostility, indicative of covert narcissism. The Autonomy scale was correlated positively with creativity, empathy, achievement-orientation, and individualism, and thus assesses a healthy variant of narcissism.