Identity and self-esteem are important concepts in the development and understanding of individual's self-perception. Perceptions and opinions of significant others influence the construction of adolescents' representations of self and the formation of identity, which, in turn, can be a strong predictor of self-esteem. The significance of our research is reflected in the examination of subjective choices and commitment to roles, values and goals in the domains of religion, occupation, politics and relationships, which can all affect self-esteem. Hence, this paper aims to examine the relationship between identity and self-esteem, more precisely, the impact of identity on self-esteem. The study involved 487 adolescents who completed two questionnaires: the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOMEIS-2), which contains four statuses: Achievement, Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium, and the Self-Liking Self-Competence Scale (SLSC) used for the assessment of self-esteem, consisting of two dimensions: Self-liking and Self-competence. Correlation analysis of four identity statuses and two dimensions of self-esteem showed a positive correlation of Self-competence and Self-liking with Achievement identity, and a negative correlation of the two dimensions of self-esteem with the Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium. In order to analyze the influence of identity on self-esteem in more detail, a regression analysis was performed. When it comes to the dimensions of Self-competence and Self-liking, the most significant predictor is Achievement identity, while Moratorium and Foreclosure identity are less impactful predictors, with a negative sign. The results are interpreted in terms of the influence of identity on the level of self-esteem, as well as the importance of support from others, such as parents and peers. Finally, we provide guidelines for further research of the connection between identity, self-esteem and other concepts which play a significant role in the process of developing the concept of self.
{"title":"The relationships between self-esteem and Ego-identity development","authors":"Jelena Tovarović","doi":"10.5937/psistra24-29598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra24-29598","url":null,"abstract":"Identity and self-esteem are important concepts in the development and understanding of individual's self-perception. Perceptions and opinions of significant others influence the construction of adolescents' representations of self and the formation of identity, which, in turn, can be a strong predictor of self-esteem. The significance of our research is reflected in the examination of subjective choices and commitment to roles, values and goals in the domains of religion, occupation, politics and relationships, which can all affect self-esteem. Hence, this paper aims to examine the relationship between identity and self-esteem, more precisely, the impact of identity on self-esteem. The study involved 487 adolescents who completed two questionnaires: the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOMEIS-2), which contains four statuses: Achievement, Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium, and the Self-Liking Self-Competence Scale (SLSC) used for the assessment of self-esteem, consisting of two dimensions: Self-liking and Self-competence. Correlation analysis of four identity statuses and two dimensions of self-esteem showed a positive correlation of Self-competence and Self-liking with Achievement identity, and a negative correlation of the two dimensions of self-esteem with the Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium. In order to analyze the influence of identity on self-esteem in more detail, a regression analysis was performed. When it comes to the dimensions of Self-competence and Self-liking, the most significant predictor is Achievement identity, while Moratorium and Foreclosure identity are less impactful predictors, with a negative sign. The results are interpreted in terms of the influence of identity on the level of self-esteem, as well as the importance of support from others, such as parents and peers. Finally, we provide guidelines for further research of the connection between identity, self-esteem and other concepts which play a significant role in the process of developing the concept of self.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80915938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study deals with the relationship between psychosocial development and attachment in late adolescence. The aim is to examine the relationship between the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development and attachment dimensions and to investigate the differences between attachment styles with respect to the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development. The Questionnaire for Attachment Assessment, II revision (UPIPAV-R) and The Modified Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory (MEPSI) were applied on the sample of 212 students (aged 2026) of faculties and colleges situated in Belgrade. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between attachment dimensions and the success in resolving tasks of psychosocial development, with three significantly connected pairs of structures between two sets of variables. The securely attached adolescents were significantly and consistently more successful in resolving the crises of psychosocial development in comparison with the insecurely attached adolescents. They also showed a higher level of general psychosocial matureness. Significant differences in resolving the crises of psychosocial development were obtained between adolescents with different forms of insecure attachment. Based on the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development, 59.4% of respondents were classified in the original attachment group, including: 76.6% with secure attachment, 57.1% with preoccupied, 56.6% with dismissing and 41.3% with fearful attachment.
{"title":"Psychosocial development and attachment in late adolescence","authors":"A. Lelek, T. Klikovac","doi":"10.5937/psistra24-24534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra24-24534","url":null,"abstract":"The study deals with the relationship between psychosocial development and attachment in late adolescence. The aim is to examine the relationship between the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development and attachment dimensions and to investigate the differences between attachment styles with respect to the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development. The Questionnaire for Attachment Assessment, II revision (UPIPAV-R) and The Modified Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory (MEPSI) were applied on the sample of 212 students (aged 2026) of faculties and colleges situated in Belgrade. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between attachment dimensions and the success in resolving tasks of psychosocial development, with three significantly connected pairs of structures between two sets of variables. The securely attached adolescents were significantly and consistently more successful in resolving the crises of psychosocial development in comparison with the insecurely attached adolescents. They also showed a higher level of general psychosocial matureness. Significant differences in resolving the crises of psychosocial development were obtained between adolescents with different forms of insecure attachment. Based on the success in resolving the crises of psychosocial development, 59.4% of respondents were classified in the original attachment group, including: 76.6% with secure attachment, 57.1% with preoccupied, 56.6% with dismissing and 41.3% with fearful attachment.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86930511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The personality characteristics of children and adolescents explained by the Big Five model have been studied much less than the personality characteristics of adults. One of the rare self-assessment personality instruments for the preadolescent and adolescent age is the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C). The aim of this study is an evaluation and presentation of the latent structure and some psychometrical characteristics of the BFQ-C in the Serbian language. The sample consisted of 881 participants (54% female) who attended the final grades of primary and the initial grades of secondary schools (M=14 years, SD = .99). The original model, previously addressed across different cultures and languages, was tested through CFA. The hypothesized model did not obtain satisfactory fit indices. Following these results, the sample was randomly divided into two datasets. We opted for further exploration of the Serbian version of BFQ-C's latent structure and the development of its shorter version. The final result is the 29-item questionnaire solution (SBFQ-C-29), with loadings on five factors with satisfactory internal consistency, homogeneity, and adequacy, consistent with the previous studies addressing different cultures and languages.
用大五人格模型解释的儿童和青少年人格特征的研究远远少于对成人人格特征的研究。儿童大五问卷(Big Five Questionnaire for Children，简称BFQ-C)是一种罕见的青春期前和青春期人格自我评估工具。本研究的目的是评价和呈现塞尔维亚语中BFQ-C的潜在结构和一些心理测量特征。样本由881名参与者(54%为女性)组成，他们参加了小学的最后一年级和中学的初级年级(M=14岁，SD = 0.99)。最初的模型，先前涉及不同的文化和语言，通过CFA进行了测试。假设模型没有得到满意的拟合指标。根据这些结果，样本被随机分为两个数据集。我们选择进一步探索塞尔维亚版本的BFQ-C的潜在结构和发展其较短的版本。最终得到的29项问卷解决方案(SBFQ-C-29)，在5个因素上的负荷具有令人满意的内部一致性、同质性和充分性，与以往针对不同文化和语言的研究一致。
{"title":"Evaluation of the internal structure of the Serbian version of the Big five questionnaire for children and the development of a short form (SBFQ-C-29): A preliminary study","authors":"S. Popov, J. Sokić, D. Radovic","doi":"10.5937/psistra24-24716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra24-24716","url":null,"abstract":"The personality characteristics of children and adolescents explained by the Big Five model have been studied much less than the personality characteristics of adults. One of the rare self-assessment personality instruments for the preadolescent and adolescent age is the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C). The aim of this study is an evaluation and presentation of the latent structure and some psychometrical characteristics of the BFQ-C in the Serbian language. The sample consisted of 881 participants (54% female) who attended the final grades of primary and the initial grades of secondary schools (M=14 years, SD = .99). The original model, previously addressed across different cultures and languages, was tested through CFA. The hypothesized model did not obtain satisfactory fit indices. Following these results, the sample was randomly divided into two datasets. We opted for further exploration of the Serbian version of BFQ-C's latent structure and the development of its shorter version. The final result is the 29-item questionnaire solution (SBFQ-C-29), with loadings on five factors with satisfactory internal consistency, homogeneity, and adequacy, consistent with the previous studies addressing different cultures and languages.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83683779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
State-dependent behaviour models of personality predict that fitness consequences of personality depend on various states. Hence, personality traits may be adaptive only in certain conditions. In the present research, we tested the state-dependent personality model of Big Five personality traits using harsh and unpredictable environments as the extrinsic states. The data were collected on a community sample (N=221). We extracted the fitness factor from a broader set of indicators related to reproduction and mating. It consisted of higher reproductive success, the longest romantic relationship duration, and earlier age of first reproduction. The only personality trait which significantly predicted fitness was low Openness to experience. However, three interactions between environmental conditions and personality in the prediction of fitness were detected: Low Agreeableness and Extraversion decreased fitness in highly unstable environments; low Openness elevated fitness, especially in harsh environments. The data are in accordance with the previous findings regarding the relations between personality and evolutionary fitness. Furthermore, current findings suggest that state-dependent models of personality are not only valid explanations of evolutionary forces which maintain personality variation, but that they are quite robust as well, since they can be detected in a relatively small sample of reproductively active individuals.
{"title":"Big Five traits as (mal)adaptive behavioural responses to harsh and unpredictable environment: Further evidence for the state-dependent evolution of personality","authors":"M. J. Međedović","doi":"10.5937/psistra23-25971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra23-25971","url":null,"abstract":"State-dependent behaviour models of personality predict that fitness consequences of personality depend on various states. Hence, personality traits may be adaptive only in certain conditions. In the present research, we tested the state-dependent personality model of Big Five personality traits using harsh and unpredictable environments as the extrinsic states. The data were collected on a community sample (N=221). We extracted the fitness factor from a broader set of indicators related to reproduction and mating. It consisted of higher reproductive success, the longest romantic relationship duration, and earlier age of first reproduction. The only personality trait which significantly predicted fitness was low Openness to experience. However, three interactions between environmental conditions and personality in the prediction of fitness were detected: Low Agreeableness and Extraversion decreased fitness in highly unstable environments; low Openness elevated fitness, especially in harsh environments. The data are in accordance with the previous findings regarding the relations between personality and evolutionary fitness. Furthermore, current findings suggest that state-dependent models of personality are not only valid explanations of evolutionary forces which maintain personality variation, but that they are quite robust as well, since they can be detected in a relatively small sample of reproductively active individuals.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83288432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
According to the Triarchic Psychopathy Model, boldness reflects a syndrome of social dominance, emotional resilience, venturesomeness, and high social efficacy. Based on theoretical assumptions, boldness is an adaptive component of psychopathy and can, therefore, be useful for identifying “successful” expressions of psychopathy. The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between boldness and different prosocial and antisocial criteria (e.g. empathy, impulsivity and aggression) and investigate whether boldness adds incrementally to the established components of psychopathy (i.e. meanness and disinhibition) in predicting these outcomes. Data were collected from the sample of 600 students (308 maleand 292 female) using the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11, and the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire. The results have shown that boldness is associated with low personal distress and low non-planning impulsivity. However, boldness was also related to maladaptive tendencies (higher motor impulsivity and higher proactive aggression). The research findings suggest that boldness is related to both adaptive and maladaptive tendencies.
{"title":"Exploring the role of boldness in the Triarchic psychopathy model","authors":"Katarina Sokić, Tajana Ljubin-Golub","doi":"10.5937/PSISTRA22-18884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA22-18884","url":null,"abstract":"According to the Triarchic Psychopathy Model, boldness reflects a syndrome of social dominance, emotional resilience, venturesomeness, and high social efficacy. Based on theoretical assumptions, boldness is an adaptive component of psychopathy and can, therefore, be useful for identifying “successful” expressions of psychopathy. The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between boldness and different prosocial and antisocial criteria (e.g. empathy, impulsivity and aggression) and investigate whether boldness adds incrementally to the established components of psychopathy (i.e. meanness and disinhibition) in predicting these outcomes. Data were collected from the sample of 600 students (308 maleand 292 female) using the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11, and the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire. The results have shown that boldness is associated with low personal distress and low non-planning impulsivity. However, boldness was also related to maladaptive tendencies (higher motor impulsivity and higher proactive aggression). The research findings suggest that boldness is related to both adaptive and maladaptive tendencies.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89985046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"(Im)moral aspects of attitudes towards immigrants: The role of the Dark Tetrad and Moral Foundations","authors":"Boban Petrović","doi":"10.5937/PSISTRA22-19024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA22-19024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"169 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73463305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Dark Triad in the organizational setting: The prediction of employees' commitment","authors":"S. J. Dostanić, V. Gojković","doi":"10.5937/PSISTRA22-19044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA22-19044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"2012 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86359982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Survive 52 38.51 65.20 1.48 .12 .224 Nonsignificant Die 64 50.14 75.86 Note. Each experimental group consisted of 50 subjects. Classical – Surgery was the risky option; Inverted – Radiation was the risky option; P – percentage; 95% CI– and 95% CI+ denote the lower and upper boundaries of the 95% confidence interval estimated byWilson’s procedure (Wilson, 1927); χ2 – Chi-square statistic; rφ – mean square contingencycoefficient; p – α level
{"title":"The frame and name of the medical treatment and their influence on health decisions","authors":"K. Damnjanović, S. Ilić, P. Teovanović","doi":"10.5937/psistra22-23375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/psistra22-23375","url":null,"abstract":"Survive 52 38.51 65.20 1.48 .12 .224 Nonsignificant Die 64 50.14 75.86 Note. Each experimental group consisted of 50 subjects. Classical – Surgery was the risky option; Inverted – Radiation was the risky option; P – percentage; 95% CI– and 95% CI+ denote the lower and upper boundaries of the 95% confidence interval estimated byWilson’s procedure (Wilson, 1927); χ2 – Chi-square statistic; rφ – mean square contingencycoefficient; p – α level","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75477490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this research was to determine whether the person-centered or the va-riable-centered approach is better at describing the covariance between the Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad traits in the community sample. On the sample of 624 participants (48.2% males), the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DTDD), the Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS) and the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies Scale (VAST) were used for measuring the dark traits, while the Reactive Proactive Questionnaire (RPQ) and the questions about alcohol use were applied for criteria validation. In order to test whether the variable– or the person-centered approach better described covariance among the dark traits, the latent profile analysis was used. The results revealed one profile or two quantitatively different profiles (low and high dark traits), suggesting that the variable-centered approach is more appropriate than the person-centered for describing the dark traits. In the case of the Dark Tetrad, profile membership largely depended on the used sadism measure, i.e. profile agreement was moderate. High dark traits profile based on the combination with the SSIS sadism scale was characterized by both higher aggression and alcohol use, while the same profile based on the combination with the VAST sadism measure was characterized only by higher aggression.
{"title":"Dark traits from the variable-centered and person-centered approach and their relations with some risky behaviours","authors":"Bojana M. Dinić, Mina Velimirović, S. Sadiković","doi":"10.5937/PSISTRA22-19038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA22-19038","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research was to determine whether the person-centered or the va-riable-centered approach is better at describing the covariance between the Dark Triad and Dark Tetrad traits in the community sample. On the sample of 624 participants (48.2% males), the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DTDD), the Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS) and the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies Scale (VAST) were used for measuring the dark traits, while the Reactive Proactive Questionnaire (RPQ) and the questions about alcohol use were applied for criteria validation. In order to test whether the variable– or the person-centered approach better described covariance among the dark traits, the latent profile analysis was used. The results revealed one profile or two quantitatively different profiles (low and high dark traits), suggesting that the variable-centered approach is more appropriate than the person-centered for describing the dark traits. In the case of the Dark Tetrad, profile membership largely depended on the used sadism measure, i.e. profile agreement was moderate. High dark traits profile based on the combination with the SSIS sadism scale was characterized by both higher aggression and alcohol use, while the same profile based on the combination with the VAST sadism measure was characterized only by higher aggression.","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75691366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivana Hanzec-Marković, Kristina Vujnović-Malivuk, Anja Wertag
Exposure to risky family environment during childhood affects diverse mental health outcomes in adulthood. Recent studies have found associations between narcissistic personality traits and retrospective accounts of early experiences. However, it is important to distinguish between two forms of narcissism: the grandiose (characterized by grandiosity, aggression, and dominance) and the vulnerable narcissism (characterized by a defensive and insecure grandiosity that obscures the feelings of inadequacy, incompetence and negative affect) because some aspects of narcissism are more strongly related to psychological wellbeing than others. Therefore, our goal was to examine the relationship between early risky family experiences, individual’s narcissistic traits and adjustment in emerging adulthood. Moreover, we wanted to examine narcissistic vulnerability and grandiosity as possible mediators between early risky family experiences and current adjustment (wellbeing and distress). Data were collected on a total of 348 university students in Croatia (294 females, Mage = 21.57, SD = 2.91) in an online study. The hypothesized mediation model was tested using path analysis and showed good fit to the data. Early risky family experiences positively predicted both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and also directly negatively predicted one’s personal wellbeing and positively one’s distress. Furthermore, vulnerable narcissism positively predicted distress and negatively predicted one’s wellbeing, while grandiose narcissism did not predict any indicator of adjustment. Therefore, the hypothesis regarding the mediating role of narcissistic traits was only partly confirmed. In sum, the results show theoretically meaningful connections between
{"title":"Early family experiences, narcissistic traits and adjustment in emerging adulthood","authors":"Ivana Hanzec-Marković, Kristina Vujnović-Malivuk, Anja Wertag","doi":"10.5937/PSISTRA22-18927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSISTRA22-18927","url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to risky family environment during childhood affects diverse mental health outcomes in adulthood. Recent studies have found associations between narcissistic personality traits and retrospective accounts of early experiences. However, it is important to distinguish between two forms of narcissism: the grandiose (characterized by grandiosity, aggression, and dominance) and the vulnerable narcissism (characterized by a defensive and insecure grandiosity that obscures the feelings of inadequacy, incompetence and negative affect) because some aspects of narcissism are more strongly related to psychological wellbeing than others. Therefore, our goal was to examine the relationship between early risky family experiences, individual’s narcissistic traits and adjustment in emerging adulthood. Moreover, we wanted to examine narcissistic vulnerability and grandiosity as possible mediators between early risky family experiences and current adjustment (wellbeing and distress). Data were collected on a total of 348 university students in Croatia (294 females, Mage = 21.57, SD = 2.91) in an online study. The hypothesized mediation model was tested using path analysis and showed good fit to the data. Early risky family experiences positively predicted both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and also directly negatively predicted one’s personal wellbeing and positively one’s distress. Furthermore, vulnerable narcissism positively predicted distress and negatively predicted one’s wellbeing, while grandiose narcissism did not predict any indicator of adjustment. Therefore, the hypothesis regarding the mediating role of narcissistic traits was only partly confirmed. In sum, the results show theoretically meaningful connections between","PeriodicalId":31561,"journal":{"name":"Psiholoska Istrazivanja","volume":"168 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73938905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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