Relation of Birth Order and Scores on Measures of Pathological Narcissism

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ID13671877
AuthorsJohn M Curtis (Alliant University, corresponding author), Donald R Cowell (Glendale Family Service Association, Institute of Behavioral Medicine)
Year1993
Volume72
Issue1
Pages311-315
Publication date1993-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1993.72.1.311
PMID8451366
OpenAlexW2024542553
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

To study the relationship between birth order and pathological narcissism, it was predicted that firstborn and only children would score significantly higher on standardized measures of pathological narcissism. Two such measures, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, were administered to 50 randomly selected subjects from a metropolitan mental health and family treatment agency. Subjects were asked to indicate their ordinal birth positions, e.g., first, middle, last, or only, and then were administered both instruments. Analysis supported the initial prediction by indicating that firstborn and only children had higher mean scores on the measures of pathological narcissism. It might be advisable for clinicians to identify patients' ordinal positions while appraising relevant diagnostic criteria and eventual treatment planning

Birth order · Developmental psychology · Firstborn · Grandiosity · Narcissism · Pathological · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology

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