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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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Reliability, Validity and Invariance of the Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire for Children-Revised (NPQC-R)

Auteurs: Rebecca P. Ang, Adrian Raine

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 3/2009

Abstract

Using confirmatory factor analysis, this study compared the 4-factor 18-item Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire for Children (NPQC) and the 2-factor, 12-item Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire for Children-Revised (NPQC-R). Support was found for the 2-factor structure of the 12-item NPQC-R using two independent adolescent school-based samples (n = 479 and n = 470). The 2-factor NPQC-R model (i.e., Superiority, Exploitativeness) showed a better fit in both adolescent samples than the alternative 4-factor NPQC model. There was strong support for NPQC-R’s invariance across gender and age. The NPQC-R was found to have reasonable internal consistency estimates, test–retest reliability estimates, and adequate convergent and discriminant validity estimates. Collectively, these results support the utility of the NPQC-R as a measure of narcissism in children and adolescents.

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Titel: Reliability, Validity and Invariance of the Narcissistic Personality Questionnaire for Children-Revised (NPQC-R)
Auteurs: Rebecca P. Ang
Adrian Raine
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-008-9112-2

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