Table 1.
Means, standard deviations, and MANCOVA for pathological narcissism
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Control Group n = 154 |
Clinical Group n = 70 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | F | p | |
| PNI contingent self‐esteem | 2.72 (0.986) | 3.63 (1.07) | 30.03 | <0.001 |
| PNI exploitative | 3.23 (0.866) | 3.07 (1.02) | 7.18 | <0.001 |
| PNI hiding the self | 3.60 (0.971) | 4.00 (0.837) | 8.00 | <0.001 |
| PNI self enhancement | 3.67 (0.896) | 4.13 (0.924) | 15.48 | <0.001 |
| PNI grandiose fantasy | 2.64 (0.879) | 2.72 (0.910) | 17.45 | <0.001 |
| PNI devaluing | 2.59 (0.979) | 3.24 (0.938) | 22.04 | <0.001 |
| PNI entitlement | 3.19 (1.02) | 3.22 (1.18) | 16.34 | <0.001 |
| PNI grandiosity | 3.36 (0.792) | 3.47 (0.739) | 22.41 | <0.001 |
| PNI vulnerability | 2.92 (0.837) | 3.66 (0.830) | 39.49 | <0.001 |
PNI = Pathological Narcissism Inventory.