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Looking ahead through a fragile lens: Vulnerable narcissism and the future self

Kealy, David, Sandhu, Sharan, Ogrodniczuk, John S.·2017·Personality and Mental Health

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Empirical data are lacking with regard to the degree to which self-absorbed hypersensitivity may be related to perceptions of the future self. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and several components of future orientation among psychiatric outpatients. A sample of 132 adult outpatients seeking mental health services completed measures assessing vulnerable narcissism, optimism, personal growth initiative and symptom distress, along with several questions regarding specific future outcomes. Correlation and regression analyses were used to examine relationships between vulnerable narcissism and future outlook domains, controlling for sociodemographic confounds and symptom distress. Significant negative associations were found between vulnerable narcissism and optimism, personal growth initiative, and expectations regarding mental health recovery and personal goal achievement. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Kealy, D., Sandhu, S., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Fraser Health (CA)
Corresponding author
Kealy, David
Venue
Personality and Mental Health
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-07-27
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
290-298
ISSN
1932-8621 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2741959638
Cited by
16
References
39
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Personality and Mental Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords
vulnerable narcissism, future self, future orientation, optimism, personal growth initiative, psychiatric outpatients, symptom distress, self-absorption
MeSH terms
Optimism, Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Goals, Humans, Male, Narcissism, Outpatients, Personality Assessment, Self Concept

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