Does a narcissism epidemic exist in modern western societies? Comparing narcissism and self-esteem in East and West Germany.

ABSTRACT: Narcissism scores are higher in individualistic cultures compared with more collectivistic cultures. However, the impact of sociocultural factors on narcissism and self-esteem has not been well described. Germany was formerly divided into two different social systems, each with distinct economic, political and national cultures, and was reunified in 1989/90. Between 1949 and 1989/90, West Germany had an individualistic culture, whereas East Germany had a more collectivistic culture. The German reunification provides an exceptional opportunity to investigate the impact of sociocultural and generational differences on narcissism and self-esteem. In this study, we used an anonymous online survey to assess grandiose narcissism with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and the Pathologi

SUBMITTER: Vater A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5783345 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature