Narcissism, low self-control, and violence among a nationally representative sample

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...

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Autores principales: Larson, Matthew (Autor) ; Vaughn, Michael G. (Autor) ; Salas-Wright, Christopher P. (Autor) ; DeLisi, Matt (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Criminal justice and behavior
Año: 2015, Volumen: 42, Número: 6, Páginas: 644-661
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Palabras clave:
Intimate Partner Violence
Narcissism
Personality
Self-control
Violence
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854814553097