Table 1.
Husbands |
Wives |
|
---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Narcissism (Wave 1) | ||
NPI TOT | 18.35 (6.04) | 17.48 (5.94) |
NPI LA | 6.75 (2.71) | 6.00 (2.46) |
NPI GE | 3.02 (1.95) | 3.03 (2.00) |
NPI EE | 1.17 (1.04) | 1.37 (0.99) |
Marital satisfaction | ||
Wave 1 | 40.22 (6.20) | 41.13 (5.80) |
Wave 2 | 40.85 (4.92) | 41.81 (4.60) |
Wave 3 | 40.26 (6.65) | 40.49 (5.92) |
Wave 4 | 39.69 (7.14) | 40.54 (6.47) |
Wave 5 | 38.66 (7.39) | 39.67 (6.52) |
Wave 6 | 39.19 (6.49) | 40.31 (6.27) |
Marital problems | ||
Wave 1 | 50.44 (23.77) | 49.21 (22.91) |
Wave 2 | 50.75 (22.98) | 46.76 (20.64) |
Wave 3 | 51.24 (26.85) | 47.49 (23.27) |
Wave 4 | 52.57 (26.19) | 50.13 (23.02) |
Wave 5 | 56.32 (29.79) | 48.10 (22.38) |
Wave 6 | 49.95 (24.16) | 47.75 (21.68) |
Notes. TOT = total narcissism. LA = leadership/authority. GE = grandiose exhibitionism. EE = entitlement/exploitativeness.