Relationships Among Narcissism,Empathy,and Prosocial Behaviors / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relationships among narcissism,empathy and prosocial behaviors.Methods:Four hundred and eight participants finished Narcissism Personality Questionnaire,Hyper sensitivity Narcissism Scale,The Interpersonal Reactivity Index,and Questionnaire of Prosocial Behavior.Results:① Overt -narcissism was slightly correlated with covert -narcissism.② After controlling age and gender,overt narcissism could negatively predicate perspective taking,and personal distress,and positively predicate fantasy;and covert narcissism could negatively predicate perspective taking and empathic concern,and positively predicate fantasy and personal distress.③After controlling age,gender and empathy,overt narcissism could significantly predicate self-reported proscial behaviors.Conclusion:Overt narcissism and covert narcissism have differences;both overt and covert narcissists are lacking of empathy for others.