Narcissistic traits in young people and how experiencing shame relates to current attachment challenges

Abstract Background Young people with pathological narcissistic traits may have more maladaptive ways of relating to themselves and others. In this study, we investigated how the experience of shame may be a mechanism by which vulnerable and grandiose pathological narcissism relates to negative and...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Charlotte C. van Schie, Heidi L. Jarman, Samantha Reis, Brin F. S. Grenyer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Vulnerable narcissism Grandiose narcissism Shame Attachment Ideal self Self-compassion
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03249-4

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