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Khadije Zalpour, Shahriar Shahidi, Fariba Zarrani, Mohammad Ali Mazaheri, Mahmood Heidari. Empathy and cognitive emotion regulation in phenotypes of narcissism. Payesh 2015; 14 (2) :239-247
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1- Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (5265 Views)
Objective (s): The aim of this study was to compare empathy components and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in students with and without vulnerable and grandiose narcissistic traits.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, a sample of 90 students was selected using the Pathological Narcissistic Inventory. The Baron-Cohen Empathy Quotient Scale and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using MANOVA.
Results: The results showed that both students with grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic traits were significantly different in using 'self-blame and catastrophizing' emotion regulation strategies, compared to non-narcissistic students. Non-narcissistic students significantly used 'positive appraisal' strategies more than vulnerable students. There was a significant difference in cognitive empathy and emotional reactivity, between grandiose and non-narcissistic students. Vulnerable and grandiose students were significantly different only in cognitive empathy.
Conclusion: The findings provide support for the idea that grandiose and vulnerable narcissism are different expressions of the same pathology, and their expression depends on the individual defensive structure.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, a sample of 90 students was selected using the Pathological Narcissistic Inventory. The Baron-Cohen Empathy Quotient Scale and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using MANOVA.
Results: The results showed that both students with grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic traits were significantly different in using 'self-blame and catastrophizing' emotion regulation strategies, compared to non-narcissistic students. Non-narcissistic students significantly used 'positive appraisal' strategies more than vulnerable students. There was a significant difference in cognitive empathy and emotional reactivity, between grandiose and non-narcissistic students. Vulnerable and grandiose students were significantly different only in cognitive empathy.
Conclusion: The findings provide support for the idea that grandiose and vulnerable narcissism are different expressions of the same pathology, and their expression depends on the individual defensive structure.
type of study: Descriptive |
Accepted: 2015/01/12 | ePublished ahead of print: 2015/02/23 | Published: 2015/03/15
Accepted: 2015/01/12 | ePublished ahead of print: 2015/02/23 | Published: 2015/03/15
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