Table 2.
Multiple regression analyses of the HPS and NPI as unique predictors of various measures
| DV | IVs | β | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPA emotion-focus | ||||
| NPI | .17 | 2.29 | .02 | |
| HPS | .23 | 3.13 | <.01 | |
| POG social | ||||
| NPI | .29 | 4.58 | <.01 | |
| HPS | .39 | 6.19 | <.01 | |
| POG lateral | ||||
| NPI | .25 | 3.53 | <.01 | |
| HPS | .17 | 2.30 | .02 | |
| POG upward | ||||
| NPI | .29 | 4.55 | <.01 | |
| HPS | .35 | 5.40 | <.01 | |
| WASSUP pop fame | ||||
| NPI | .27 | 3.86 | <.01 | |
| HPS | .26 | 3.67 | <.01 |
HPS, Hypomanic Personality Scale; NPI, Narcissistic Personality Inventory; POG, Positive Overgeneralization Scale; RPA, Responses to Positive Affect questionnaire; WASSUP, Willingly Approached Set of Statistically Unrealistic Pursuits