The Relationship Between Facets of Envy and Narcissism Subtype in a Non-Clinical Sample
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description: This study examined the relationships between envy, measured as a unitary dispositional trait and as its two subtypes (benign and malicious envy), and types of narcissism (grandiose and vulnerable narcissism). CCNY undergraduates completed online self-report questionnaires and a virtual task in exchange for course credit. In addition to measures of grandiose narcissism (Narcissistic Personality Inventory and Narcissistic Grandiosity Scale), vulnerable narcissism (Pathological Narcissism Inventory), dispositional envy (Dispositional Envy Scale) and benign and malicious envy (Benign and Malicious Envy Scale), participants completed measures of self-reported envy in response to a fictional article intended to induce envy, as well as a novel computer-based task involving making choices between benefiting oneself and punishing the other when faced with higher-ranking opponents. Correlations between measures of narcissism and measures of envy were calculated, with grandiose narcissism expected to have a positive relationship with benign envy, as measured both by self-report tasks and the virtual task, while vulnerable narcissism was expected to have a positive relationship with both dispositional envy and malicious envy. No relationship was expected between grandiose narcissism and both dispositional envy and malicious envy, or between vulnerable narcissism and benign envy. Self-esteem and social desirability were included in the analysis as potential covariates. A sample of 108 undergraduate students (M age = 20.4, SD = 3.6) completed self-report measures and a virtual task intended to measure narcissism and envy. Both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism were positively associated with benign envy, malicious envy, and dispositional envy after false discovery rate control (grandiosity with benign envy r = .34, grandiosity with malicious envy r = .32, grandiosity with dispositional envy r = .40, vulnerability with benign envy r =.41, vulnerability with malicious envy r = .…
abstract: This study examined the relationships between envy, measured as a unitary dispositional trait and as its two subtypes (benign and malicious envy), and types of narcissism (grandiose and vulnerable narcissism). CCNY undergraduates completed online self-report questionnaires and a virtual task in exchange for course credit. In addition to measures of grandiose narcissism (Narcissistic Personality Inventory and Narcissistic Grandiosity Scale), vulnerable narcissism (Pathological Narcissism Inventory), dispositional envy (Dispositional Envy Scale) and benign and malicious envy (Benign and Malicious Envy Scale), participants completed measures of self-reported envy in response to a fictional article intended to induce envy, as well as a novel computer-based task involving making choices between benefiting oneself and punishing the other when faced with higher-ranking opponents. Correlations between measures of narcissism and measures of envy were calculated, with grandiose narcissism expected to have a positive relationship with benign envy, as measured both by self-report tasks and the virtual task, while vulnerable narcissism was expected to have a positive relationship with both dispositional envy and malicious envy. No relationship was expected between grandiose narcissism and both dispositional envy and malicious envy, or between vulnerable narcissism and benign envy. Self-esteem and social desirability were included in the analysis as potential covariates. A sample of 108 undergraduate students (M age = 20.4, SD = 3.6) completed self-report measures and a virtual task intended to measure narcissism and envy. Both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism were positively associated with benign envy, malicious envy, and dispositional envy after false discovery rate control (grandiosity with benign envy r = .34, grandiosity with malicious envy r = .32, grandiosity with dispositional envy r = .40, vulnerability with benign envy r =.41, vulnerability with malicious envy r = .…
author: Bogetti, Curtis
keywords: envy, narcissism, virtual task, personality disorders, Clinical Psychology
date published: 2025-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:58:13Z
provider: City University of New York - City College
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: City University of New York - City College