The present study compared the mean levels of problematic use of social networking sites (SNSs) use among grandiose narcissists, vulnerable narcissists, and non-narcissists. A sample of 535 students completed the 16-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, and the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale-2 (GPIUS2). Vulnerable narcissists reported (a) significant higher levels on all GPIUS2 subscales and total scores than non-narcissists and (b) a stronger preference for online social interactions and higher overall levels of problematic use of SNSs than grandiose narcissists. Conversely, no significant differences were found between grandiose narcissists and non-narcissists. This study suggests that vulnerable narcissism may contribute more to problematic use of SNSs than grandiose narcissism
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissists: who is at higher risk for social networking addiction? / Casale, Silvia; Fioravanti, Giulia; Rugai, Laura. - In: CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING. - ISSN 2152-2715. - ELETTRONICO. - 19:(2016), pp. 510-515. [10.1089/cyber.2016.0189]
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissists: who is at higher risk for social networking addiction?
CASALE, SILVIA;FIORAVANTI, GIULIA;RUGAI, LAURA
2016
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The present study compared the mean levels of problematic use of social networking sites (SNSs) use among grandiose narcissists, vulnerable narcissists, and non-narcissists. A sample of 535 students completed the 16-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, and the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale-2 (GPIUS2). Vulnerable narcissists reported (a) significant higher levels on all GPIUS2 subscales and total scores than non-narcissists and (b) a stronger preference for online social interactions and higher overall levels of problematic use of SNSs than grandiose narcissists. Conversely, no significant differences were found between grandiose narcissists and non-narcissists. This study suggests that vulnerable narcissism may contribute more to problematic use of SNSs than grandiose narcissismFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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