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1- Department of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz Branch of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2- Department of Medical Physiology, Tabriz Branch of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ,smt1351@gmail.com
2- Department of Medical Physiology, Tabriz Branch of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ,
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Background & Objectives: Narcissistic personality traits are shaped by multiple cognitive and behavioral processes. This study investigated the extent to which implicit self-esteem and the behavioral activation and inhibition systems (BAS/BIS) predict narcissistic personality traits in students.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive correlational study included 295 students who were selected by simple random sampling. Participants completed the Dirty Dozen Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire, the Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire, and the Implicit Association Test for self-esteem. Relationships among variables were examined using correlation and multiple regression analyses to determine the variance in narcissistic traits.
Results: Results revealed significant correlations between narcissistic personality traits and implicit self-esteem (r = −0.48), the behavioral inhibition system (r = −0.53), and the behavioral activation system (r = 0.82). Multiple regression analysis indicated that implicit self-esteem and the behavioral systems together accounted for 74% of the variance in narcissistic traits. Although this R² is large, it is atypical in behavioral research and therefore warrants replication to rule out overfitting.
Conclusion: These findings underscore the roles of implicit self-esteem and reinforcement sensitivity in shaping narcissistic traits and offer guidance for psychologists and counselors developing culturally informed preventive and therapeutic interventions for students.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive correlational study included 295 students who were selected by simple random sampling. Participants completed the Dirty Dozen Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire, the Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire, and the Implicit Association Test for self-esteem. Relationships among variables were examined using correlation and multiple regression analyses to determine the variance in narcissistic traits.
Results: Results revealed significant correlations between narcissistic personality traits and implicit self-esteem (r = −0.48), the behavioral inhibition system (r = −0.53), and the behavioral activation system (r = 0.82). Multiple regression analysis indicated that implicit self-esteem and the behavioral systems together accounted for 74% of the variance in narcissistic traits. Although this R² is large, it is atypical in behavioral research and therefore warrants replication to rule out overfitting.
Conclusion: These findings underscore the roles of implicit self-esteem and reinforcement sensitivity in shaping narcissistic traits and offer guidance for psychologists and counselors developing culturally informed preventive and therapeutic interventions for students.
Keywords: Narcissistic traits, implicit self-esteem, behavioral activation system, behavioral inhibition system, students
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Cognitive Neuroscience
Received: 2025/08/16 | Accepted: 2025/10/5
Received: 2025/08/16 | Accepted: 2025/10/5
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