Narcissism and Machiavellianism
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 77 (3) , 755-759
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3.755
Abstract
Associations of Machiavellianism and narcissism were examined in two samples ( Ns = 214 and 205) via the Mach-IV and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Scores on these self-report measures were correlated. Machiavellianism scores were positively associated with aspects of narcissism which indicate maladjustment, i.e., entitlement and exploitativeness, and inversely associated with adaptive narcissistic tendencies, i.e., self-sufficiency. The discussion focuses on the relative adjustment of those scoring high on Machiavellianism.Keywords
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