Machine summary:
Some research has shown negative relationship between overt narcissism and self-esteem (Rose, 2002; Sawrie, Watson, Sherbak, Greene, & Arrendondo, 1997), while others support the negative association between these variables (Emmons 1984, 1987; Watson, Morris & Miller, 1997).
The current study aimed to further explore the relationship between self-esteem, shame and the overt and covert facets of narcissism.
Comparison of means (T test) showed that there were no significant differences between males and females in the measures of narcissism, shame, or self-esteem (Table 2).
4. Hierarchical Regression Analysis: In order to deter- mine the share of self-esteem and shame in explaining Correlations between study variables are presented in the variance of overt narcissism and covert narcissism.
The linear regression model reveals that the interaction (View the image of this page) 82 April 2015, Volume 3, Number 2 (View the image of this page) of self-esteem and shame scores can predict almost 18% of the variation in overt narcissism (P<0.
0005 83 April 2015, Volume 3, Number 2 (View the image of this page) Our main results on the relationship between self-es- teem, shame, and overt/covert narcissism concur with many recent research (Maxwell, Donnellan, Hopwood & Ackerman, 2011; Fukushima & Hosoe, 2011; Brunell, Staats, Barden & Hupp, 2011; Locke, 2009), and sup- port psychoanalytic and psychodynamic conceptualiza- tions claiming that narcissists try to hide their feelings of inferiority and inadequacy by dissembling a grandiose character (Kohut, 1977; Kernberg, 1984).
Hierarchical regression analysis for self-esteem and shame on covert narcissism.