DEQ Dependency/Anaclitic Depression

DEQ Self Criticism/Introjective Depression

DEQ Efficacy/Capacity to adjust and succeed

EARS Capacity for Empathy Low arousal condition

EARS Capacity for Empathy High arousal condition

Experimental

Narcissitic Patients (group 1) vs Successful Narcissists (group 2)

High Dependency F: 20.23; p < 0.001

High Self Criticism F: 28.60; p < 0.001

Successful Narcissists (group 2) vs Narcissitic Patients (group 1)

High Efficacy F: 7.31; p < 0.01

High empathy 1. Mann-Whitney U: 165.0; p < 0.001 2. Wilcoxon Rank Sum W: 686; p < 0.001

Relatively Higher NS

1. Control High vs Low Narcissim Patients

Narcissisic Patients (group 1) vs Other Patients (group 3)

Appeared more independent than other patients NS

High Self Criticism F:2.82; p < 0.034

High Efficacy F: 5.39; p < 0.026

Substantially equivalent

Substantially equivalent

2. Control High vs Low Narcissim Elite Adults

Successful Narcissists (group 2) vs Other Successful Adults (group 4)

Substantially equivalent

Substantially equivalent

High Efficacy F: 8.43; p < 0.006

Chi-Square: 7.86; p < 0.096NS

Substantially equivalent