The Association Between Child Maltreatment and Pathological Narcissism: A Three-Level Meta-Analytic Review

Shuling Gao, Delin Yu, Mark Assink, Ko Ling Chan, Ling Zhang, Xianxin Meng (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Emerging evidence has documented the positive association between child maltreatment and both phenotypes of pathological narcissism (i.e., vulnerable and grandiose narcissism). However, results across these studies are inconsistent. Therefore, the present meta-analysis aimed to examine the extent to which child maltreatment is associated with vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, and whether these associations differed by study or sample characteristics. A systematic literature review was conducted in Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Three-level meta-analyses were performed in R to synthesize the effect sizes. A total of 15 studies (N?=?9,141 participants) producing 129 effect sizes were included. Results showed that child maltreatment was positively related to both vulnerable narcissism (mean r?=?.198; p?
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-290
Number of pages16
JournalTrauma, Violence, & Abuse
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • child maltreatment
  • grandiose narcissism
  • pathological narcissism
  • three-level meta-analysis
  • vulnerable narcissism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Applied Psychology

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