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. 2024 Mar 15;15:1350133. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1350133

Table 2.

Demographic variables and self-report measure scores for HNG (n = 43) and LNG (n = 43).

High narcissistic group (n = 44) Low narcissistic group (n = 43) p
Gender (Male/Female) 29/15 13/30 0.001
Age (Years) 21.66 ± 3.64 21.77 ± 4.14 0.897
NPI scores 11.27 ± 1.59 1.55 ± 0.7 0.000
Education (Years) 15.02 ± 2.01 15.16 ± 2.13 0.754
Affective empathy (IRI)
Personal distress 2.07 ± 0.79 2.57 ± 0.73 0.003
Empathic concern 2.51 ± 0.80 3.08 ± 0.49 0.000
Cognitive empathy (IRI)
Perspective taking 2.64 ± 0.82 2.54 ± 0.70 0.563
Fantasy 2.31 ± 0.82 2.52 ± 0.74 0.214
General affect (PANAS)
Positive affect 3.61 ± 0.65 2.93 ± 0.63 0.000
Negative affect 2.24 ± 0.65 2.27 ± 0.69 0.855

p values reflect the level of significance from independent samples t-test and chi-square as appropriate. Values are given in mean ± SD.