TY - JOUR
AU1 - Watson, P. J.
AU2 - Varnell, Sherri P.
AU3 - Morris, Ronald J.
AB - Within Rothstein's ego-psychological framework, the pursuit of perfection is central to self-esteem regulation along a narcissistic spectrum of self-functioning [1]. In a test of this perspective, the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), and other measures of narcissism were administered to 400 undergraduates. Self- and Other-Oriented Perfectionism predicted greater self-esteem, but this effect was mediated by the apparently more adaptive NPI factors. Self-functioning variables displayed systematic linkages with perfectionism; and a rough “spectrum” of functioning was evident in the effects of partial correlations controlling for healthy self-esteem, for more adaptive narcissism, or for more maladaptive narcissism. These data supported a previously articulated hypothesis that at least some conscious representations of the self may vary along a continuum of self-esteem regulation.
TI - Self-Reported Narcissism and Perfectionism: An Ego-Psychological Perspective and the Continuum Hypothesis
JF - "Imagination, Cognition and Personality"
DO - 10.2190/MD51-7P8N-WEYE-9H3X
DA - 1999-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/self-reported-narcissism-and-perfectionism-an-ego-psychological-WO4x6sbvOK
SP - 59
EP - 69
VL - 19
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -