Table 1.
Study 1: Descriptive Statistics and Inter-Correlations for the Main Variables.
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Status aspirations | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Inclusion aspirations | .66*** | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Perceived status attainment | .40*** | .25*** | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Perceived inclusion attainment | .08 | .08 | .72*** | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5. Grandiose narcissism (NPI) | .60*** | .22*** | .39*** | .07 | 1 | — | — |
| 6. Entitlement (PES) | .67*** | .33*** | .34*** | −.01 | .72*** | 1 | — |
| 7. Vulnerable narcissism (PNI) | .58*** | .55*** | −.08 | −.36*** | .29*** | .44*** | 1 |
| Mean | 3.01 | 2.85 | 3.57 | 3.96 | 9.34 | 3.54 | 14.34 |
| SD | .93 | 1.00 | .94 | .83 | 3.16 | 1.58 | 9.44 |
| Cronbach’s alpha | .90 | .93 | .92 | .93 | .93 | .92 | .94 |
Note. We assessed status aspirations and inclusion aspirations using two structurally validated questionnaires developed by Mahadevan et al. (2019b). We assessed perceived status attainment and perceived inclusion attainment using two structurally validated questionnaires adapted from Huo et al. (2010). We assessed grandiose narcissism using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Raskin & Terry, 1988) and vulnerable narcissism using the vulnerability subscale of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (Pincus et al., 2009). We assessed psychological entitlement using the Psychological Entitlement Scale (Campbell et al., 2004).
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p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.