Table 3.
Standardized Regression Coefficients from Analysis of Age 18 Narcissism Predicting Life Experiences (Selection Effects) and Life Experiences Predicting Change in Narcissism from Age 18 to 41 (Socialization Effects)
| Selection effect (narcissism age 18 → life events) | Socialization effect (life events → Δ age 18 – age 41) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trait | Index | β | β |
| Overall narcissism | Positive life events | 0.12 [−0.05, 0.28] | 0.07 [−0.09, 0.24] |
| Negative life events | 0.07 [−0.08, 0.22] | 0.01 [−0.14, 0.16] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.08 [−0.07, 0.24] | 0.12 [−0.04, 0.27] | |
| Communal life events | 0.13 [−0.02, 0.28] | 0.12 [−0.03, 0.26] | |
| Facets modeled separately | |||
| Leadership | Positive life events | 0.12 [−0.04, 0.27] | 0.09 [−0.06, 0.23] |
| Negative life events | 0.09 [−0.07, 0.24] | −0.09 [−0.23, 0.06] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.10 [−0.06, 0.25] | 0.07 [−0.08, 0.22] | |
| Communal life events | 0.09 [−0.06, 0.23] | 0.06 [−0.07, 0.19] | |
| Vanity | Positive life events | 0.16 [0.01, 0.32] | 0.06 [−0.11, 0.23] |
| Negative life events | −0.03 [−0.18, 0.12] | 0.21 [0.06, 0.36] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.03 [−0.12, 0.18] | 0.21 [0.05, 0.37] | |
| Communal life events | 0.19 [0.04, 0.33] | 0.19 [0.02, 0.35] | |
| Entitlement | Positive life events | −0.11 [−0.28, 0.06] | −0.10 [−0.39, 0.18] |
| Negative life events | 0.19 [0.02, 0.35] | −0.07 [−0.38, 0.23] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.11 [−0.05, 0.28] | −0.12 [−0.45, 0.21] | |
| Communal life events | 0.01 [−0.16, 0.18] | −0.02 [−0.3, 0.27] | |
| Facets modeled simultaneously | |||
| Leadership | Positive life events | 0.14 [−0.04, 0.31] | 0.06 [−0.10, 0.23] |
| Negative life events | 0.07 [−0.11, 0.25] | −0.11 [−0.27, 0.04] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.10 [−0.08, 0.28] | 0.03 [−0.14, 0.2] | |
| Communal life events | 0.05 [−0.12, 0.22] | −0.03 [−0.18, 0.13] | |
| Vanity | Positive life events | 0.15 [−0.01, 0.32] | 0.06 [−0.11, 0.23] |
| Negative life events | −0.11 [−0.27, 0.06] | 0.19 [0.03, 0.35] | |
| Agentic life events | −0.03 [−0.2, 0.13] | 0.21 [0.05, 0.36] | |
| Communal life events | 0.17 [0, 0.34] | 0.20 [0.04, 0.35] | |
| Entitlement | Positive life events | −0.22 [−0.39, −0.04] | −0.10 [−0.4, 0.2] |
| Negative life events | 0.20 [0.01, 0.38] | −0.15 [−0.47, 0.18] | |
| Agentic life events | 0.07 [−0.12, 0.26] | −0.09 [−0.39, 0.2] | |
| Communal life events | −0.03 [−0.23, 0.17] | −0.06 [−0.36, 0.24] | |
Note. Values in brackets are 95% confidence intervals.