These factors are more likely to lead children to develop narcissistic tendencies, writes GrantHBrennerMD
Data were analyzed using SEM to look for correlations among the different factors relating maternal and paternal factors to vulnerable and grandiose narcissism.While there were differences between mothers’ and fathers’ reported influences, overprotection was a common factor for both vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, all other factors being equal.
Maternal overvaluation was particularly correlated with grandiose narcissism. Paternal overvaluation, on the other hand, was associated with grandiose narcissism only when participants reported less caring, more lenient fathers. Greater caring from fathers accompanied by firmer limits appears to protect against the grandiosity-promoting influence of overvaluation from fathers.
Whereas paternal leniency was partially associated with grandiose narcissism, maternal leniency was associated with vulnerable narcissism. Vulnerable narcissism was also associated with maternal abuse and neglect. Paternal abuse and neglect did not play a large role in this sample, beyond the protective effect of caring fathering in limiting grandiosity, an unclear finding given the important role of maltreatment in development.
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