Pathological Narcissism Inventory.

PNI

What it measures

Pathological narcissism across grandiosity (Exploitativeness, Self-Sacrificing Self-Enhancement, Grandiose Fantasy) and vulnerability (Contingent Self-Esteem, Hiding the Self, Devaluing, Entitlement Rage)

Length and format

52 items. 6-pt Likert (0-5, not at all - very much like me) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many: IT, EL (Greek), AR (Arabic), DE, ES, FR, etc.

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

Pincus, A. L., et al. (2009). Initial construction and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 21(3), 365-379.