RT Article
T1 Narcissism, low self-control, and violence among a nationally representative sample
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 42
IS 6
SP 644
OP 661
A1 Larson, Matthew
A2 Vaughn, Michael G.
A2 Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
A2 DeLisi, Matt
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885174187
AB A growing body of evidence has highlighted the relationship between narcissism and violence. Importantly, however, the predominance of this evidence comes from experimental tests or small-scale samples that most often overlook the contribution of low self-control to explicating the relationship. The present study refers to the National Epidemiological Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) to assess narcissism, low self-control, and violence among a nationally representative sample. Using Latent Class Analyses (LCA), four classes of individuals are identified, and multinomial regression models indicate that narcissism and low self-control are associated with a range of violent acts among these groups. Most importantly, results show that the class of individuals that is high in narcissism and deficient in self-control is far and away the most prone to violence. Together, these findings lend important nationally representative support to recent experimental and meta-analytical conclusions suggesting that the co-occurrence of narcissism and low self-control has significant implications for our understanding of violence. Limitations of this study and avenues for future research are discussed.
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Narcissism
K1 Personality
K1 Self-control
K1 Violence
DO 10.1177/0093854814553097