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Measuring Narcissism Within Add Health: The Development and Validation of a New Scale
Author(s) -
Davis Mark S.,
Brunell Amy B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00833.x
Subject(s) - narcissism , psychology , scale (ratio) , personality , clinical psychology , social psychology , quantum mechanics , physics
This study reports the development of a measure of narcissism within the N ational L ongitudinal S tudy of A dolescent H ealth ( A dd H ealth) data set. In Study 1, items were selected from W ave III to form the A dd H ealth N arcissism S cale ( AHNS ). These were factor analyzed, yielding a single factor comprised of five subscales. We correlated the AHNS and its subscales with constructs within A dd H ealth known to be associated with narcissism. Finally, we used the scale to replicate the relationship between narcissism and violence. In Study 2, a separate sample completed the AHNS , as well as other measures, including the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. These studies confirmed that the AHNS is a valid measure for use in narcissism‐related studies employing the A dd H ealth data.