Author/Editor		Hurlbert, DF; Apt, C; Gasar, S; Wilson, NE; Murphy, Y
Title		Sexual narcissism: a validation study
Type		članek
Source		J Sex Marital Ther
Vol. and No.		Letnik 20, št. 1
Publication year		1994
Volume		str. 24-34
Language		eng
Abstract		Sexual narcissism, an egocentric pattern of sexual behavior, has recently been described in the literature and has been discovered to be associated with cluster B type personality disorders. Although the research seems to have validated sexual narcissism as a characteristic of borderline and histrionic personality disorders, it is yet to be tested with narcissistic personalities. In an effort to further explore this relationship as well as the validity of sexual narcissism, this study systematically compared a sample (ages 24-33 years) of males with narcissistic personality disorder with an adequately matched sample of males without personality disorders. As compared to the control group, narcissistic men were found to have significantly lower self-esteem, more negative attitudes toward sex, greater egocentric patterns of sexual behavior, more conservative or traditional gender-role orientation, and greater sexual preoccupation. Despite these findings, there were no significant differences between the groups on sexual depression and the narcissistic men evidenced significantly higher sexual esteem. Implications for these findings are discussed.
Descriptors		NARCISSISM PERSONALITY DISORDERS SEX BEHAVIOR ADULT CASE-CONTROL STUDIES GENDER IDENTITY SELF CONCEPT