| Literature DB >> 17316782 |
Christopher T Barry1, Sarah J Grafeman, Kristy K Adler, Jessica D Pickard.
Abstract
The present study explores the relation between narcissism and delinquency among 372 at-risk 16-18-year-olds. The study also considered the relation between narcissism and self-esteem, as well as the potential interaction between narcissism and self-esteem for predicting delinquency in this age group. Narcissism and self-esteem were positively interrelated; however, only narcissism was significantly correlated with delinquency. The results suggested that low self-esteem was actually associated with delinquency when controlling for narcissism. So-called adaptive narcissism was positively correlated with self-esteem, but maladaptive narcissism was not related to self-esteem. Limitations and directions for future research in this area are discussed.Mesh：
Year: 2007 PMID： 17316782 DOI： 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.12.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc ISSN： 0140-1971