Examining the difference between healthy and pathological narcissism: the role of empathy

Examining the difference between healthy and pathological narcissism: the role of empathy - Examining the difference between healthy and pathological narcissism

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON43046

Enrollment

120

Registered

2016-12-19

Start date

2016-07-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

narcissism narcissistic personality disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient groups: - Men between 18 and 65 years old - Psychiatric diagnosis confirmed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM*IV (SCID II): (Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) or Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD). Healthy control groups: - Men between 18 and 65 years old - Normal or high scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) - Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 70 or higher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient groups: - Current psychotic symptoms - Serious alcohol or drug dependence - Current major depression Healthy control groups: - Any psychiatric diagnosis or current treatment for psychological problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The proposed study addresses two main research questions. The first question concerns healthy versus pathological narcissism. What factors contribute to mark a possible distinction between healthy and pathological narcissism? More specifically, levels of psychological complaints, self-reflection and insight and levels of implicit and explicit empathy will be examined among the four groups. The second research question concerns the changeability of empathic abilities. Can empathic abilities be altered in healthy and pathological narcissists? To answer this question, levels of implicit and explicit empathy will be measured while performing a perspective taking computer task. For a detailed description of the procedure and instruments used in the study we refer to the research proposal.	—

Measure

Time frame

The proposed study addresses two main research questions. The first question concerns healthy versus pathological narcissism. What factors contribute to mark a possible distinction between healthy and pathological narcissism? More specifically, levels of psychological complaints, self-reflection and insight and levels of implicit and explicit empathy will be examined among the four groups. The second research question concerns the changeability of empathic abilities. Can empathic abilities be altered in healthy and pathological narcissists? To answer this question, levels of implicit and explicit empathy will be measured while performing a perspective taking computer task. For a detailed description of the procedure and instruments used in the study we refer to the research proposal.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results