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. 2020 May 5;28(1):29–43. doi: 10.1177/1073191120907967

Table 2.

Latent Mean Differences and Effect Sizes for the Brief Pathological Narcissism Inventory.

Trait USA–UK
USA–Germany
M [CI] SD Cohen’s d [CI] M [CI] SD Cohen’s d [CI]
Exploitativeness −0.08 [−0.2, 0.04] 0.87 −0.10 [−0.21, 0.02] −0.21 [−0.31, −0.11] 0.93 −0.22 [−0.3, −0.14]
Self-sacrificing self-enhancement −0.31 [−0.44, −0.19] 0.90 −0.35 [−0.47, −0.23] −0.67 [−0.77, −0.58] 0.83 −0.81 [−0.89, −0.73]
Grandiose fantasy 0 [−0.13, 0.12] 0.97 0 [−0.12, 0.11] 0.05 [−0.05, 0.14] 0.91 0.05 [−0.03, 0.13]
Contingent self-esteem 0.03 [−0.1, 0.15] 0.94 0.03 [−0.09, 0.15] −0.25 [−0.34, −0.16] 0.87 −0.29 [−0.37, −0.2]
Hiding the self −0.11 [−0.24, 0.02] 0.94 −0.12 [−0.23, 0] −0.25 [−0.34, −0.17] 0.79 −0.32 [−0.4, −0.24]
Devaluing −0.13 [−0.26, 0.01] 0.94 −0.13 [−0.25, −0.01] −0.09 [−0.21, 0.04] 1.17 −0.07 [−0.15, 0.01]
Entitlement rage −0.04 [−0.17, 0.08] 0.99 −0.04 [−0.16, 0.08] −0.15 [−0.23, −0.07] 0.76 −0.2 [−0.28, −0.12]

Note. CI =confidence interval.