NARCISSISTIC RIVALRY AND DIFFICULTIES IN
PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF YOUNG ADULTS
NARCISSISTIC RIVALRY AND DIFFICULTIES IN
PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF YOUNG ADULTS
Author(s): Justyna Kurtyka-ChałasSubject(s): Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Applied Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: narcissism; narcissistic rivalry; narcissistic admiration; behavioral difficulties; young adults;
Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Narcissism is a phenomenon that relates to both healthy and proper humanfunctioning as well as to the area of psychopathology. This phenomenon is perceived in manydifferent planes and perspectives. The article adopts the understanding of narcissism in theNARC model – Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept.Research Aim: The aim of the research was to check how narcissism (as defined by the NARCmodel), in the form of competition and admiration strategies, is associated with difficulties inpsychosocial functioning and behavior of young adults.Method: The following study used: the NARQ-PL questionnaire in the Polish adaptation ofRogoz et al. (2016) and a questionnaire of their own authorship.Results: The obtained research results and statistical analyzes confirm that there is a relation-ship between narcissistic rivalry and selected behavioral difficulties in young adults.Conclusions: The presented research results are a strong premise for in-depth research on therelationship between individual dimensions of narcissism and behavioral difficulties in youngadult Poles.
Journal: Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny
- Issue Year: 42/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 167-185
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
