This prospective study examined relations between preschool personality attributes and
narcissism during adolescence and emerging adulthood. We created five a priori preschool …

Narcissism—a strong need to be admired for a grandiose self—is a problematic personality
trait for children as well as adults. This study of 236 preadolescents (M age= 11.3 years; 129 …

Not all positive self‐views are alike. Developmental researchers increasingly recognize that
it is important to distinguish between accurate, well‐balanced positive self‐views and …

Narcissism levels have been increasing among Western youth, and contribute to societal
problems such as aggression and violence. The origins of narcissism, however, are not well …

Recent research has reported an association between narcissism in youth and a variety of
externalizing behavior problems. The extent to which narcissism, conceptualized in two …

In this article, we describe the development and validation of a short (10 item) but
comprehensive self-report measure of childhood narcissism. The Childhood Narcissism …

A two-step cluster analytic strategy was used in two studies to identify an empirically derived
typology of narcissism in late adolescence. In Study 1, late adolescents (N= 204) responded …

Narcissism is a dynamic form of personality characterized by a pervasive sense of
grandiosity and self-importance, and by a need to obtain continuous self-validation from …

The role of parenting styles in the development of young adult narcissism is investigated
with individuals from the Block and Block (1980) longitudinal study. At age 3, participants …

Prior research indicates that dimensions of adolescent narcissism differ in their associations
with indicators of positive and negative psychological functioning (eg, Barry, Frick, Adler, & …