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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2023 Jun;124(6):1277–1298. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000463

Table 3.

Factor Loadings from Study 1.

Narcissism operationalization Narcissistic neuroticism Agentic extraversion Self-centered antagonism

PNI-Total 0.904 0.176 0.373
PNI-Vulnerability 0.843 −0.038 0.484
PNI-Grandiosity 0.783 0.558 0.049
PNI-CSE 0.760 −0.134 0.405
PNI-SSSE 0.752 0.287 −0.068
PNI-GF 0.705 0.412 0.053
PNI-HS 0.681 −0.102 0.042
PNI-DEV 0.663 −0.054 0.475
PNI-ER 0.583 0.223 0.607
HSNS 0.465 −0.077 0.618
Dirty Dozen 0.388 0.476 0.414
PNI-EXP 0.300 0.616 0.128
NARQ 0.245 0.558 0.623
NARQ-R 0.214 0.179 0.776
DSM-IV NPD 0.205 0.416 0.582
NARQ-A 0.190 0.744 0.239
PES 0.129 0.432 0.541
SINS 0.066 0.281 0.506
NPI-EE 0.014 0.303 0.619
NPI-Total −0.043 0.873 0.290
NPI-GE −0.046 0.673 0.255
NPI-LA −0.071 0.795 0.088

Note. The scales were ordered based on the factor loading on the Narcissistic Neuroticism factor—the factor with the largest eigenvalue and explained variance.