Associations between supernormality ('faking good'), narcissism and depression: An exploratory study in a clinical sample

被引:5
作者
De Page, Louis [1 ,2 ]
Merckelbach, Harald [3 ]
机构
[1] Mediter Psychotherapy Ctr, Halle, Belgium
[2] Ctr Hosp Jean Titeca CHJT, MSU Hegoa, Brussels, Belgium
[3] Maastricht Univ, Forens Psychol Sect, Maastricht, Netherlands
关键词
faking good; supernormality; symptom underreporting; grandiose narcissism; depression; PERSONALITY-INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION; TRAITS;
D O I
10.1002/cpp.2500
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
We explored underreporting of mental health symptoms and its correlates in adults receiving psychological treatment. We administered the Supernormality Scale (SS), the Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory-2 (Restructured Form, MMPI-2-RF), the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-2) to 147 patients at the start of their treatment. Supernormality (i.e., denial of common symptoms) was positively associated with MMPI-2(-RF) faking good parameters supporting the construct validity of the SS. Narcissism was negatively related to self-reported depression symptoms, but this association failed to reach significance (r= -.15,p= .07). This suggests that patients high on grandiose/overt narcissism might tend to deny common symptoms. The link between supernormality and depression symptoms as measured by the BDI-2 was substantial and negative (r= -.72). Our data suggest that supernormality is associated with constricted self-reports of depression. Given the clinical relevance of symptom underreporting, our preliminary findings require a large-scale replication.
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页码:182 / 188
页数:7
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