The structure of pathological narcissism and its relationships with adult attachment styles: A study of Italian nonclinical and clinical adult participants.

Fossati, Andrea; Feeney, Judith; Pincus, Aaron; Borroni, Serena; Maffei, Cesare

doi:10.1037/a0037175

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The structure of pathological narcissism and its relationships with adult attachment styles: A study of Italian nonclinical and clinical adult participants.

Fossati, Andrea, Feeney, Judith, Pincus, Aaron, Borroni, Serena, Maffei, Cesare·2015·Psychoanalytic Psychology

DOI 10.1037/a0037175

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the structure of pathological narcissism and its relationships with adult attachment styles in 394 Italian nonclinical volunteers and in 103 consecutively admitted Italian outpatients. All participants were administered the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the 2-factor model of the PNI found in English-speaking samples in both nonclinical and clinical samples. Structural equation models showed that adult attachment insecurities were characteristically associated with the PNI Narcissistic Vulnerability scale, whereas the PNI Narcissistic Grandiosity scale was positively associated with the ASQ Confidence scale in both samples. Overall, our findings support the hypothesis that pathological narcissists are both vulnerable and grandiose and suggest that assessing adult attachment may be important in understanding pathological narcissism in adults. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved)

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Authors: Fossati, A., Feeney, J., Pincus, A., Borroni, S., & Maffei, C.
Affiliations: Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta (IT)
The University of Queensland (AU)
Pennsylvania State University (US)
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
ORCID: Fossati, Andrea
Pincus, Aaron
Borroni, Serena
Maffei, Cesare
Venue: Psychoanalytic Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2015-07
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
Pages: 403-431
ISSN: 0736-9735 (ISSN-L)
1939-1331
DOI: 10.1037/a0037175
OpenAlex: W2006920039
Cited by: 64
References: 103
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 4.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Psychoanalytic Psychology (publishedVersion)
Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords: pathological narcissism, adult attachment styles, narcissistic vulnerability, narcissistic grandiosity, insecure attachment, Pathological Narcissism Inventory, Attachment Style Questionnaire, factor structure, Italian adults

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