The Measurement of Narcissism in Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic American Women

This study compared scores on the 40-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory for 14 Asian, 58 Caucasian, and 16 Hispanic American college women. Asian American women had significantly lower narcissism scores than Caucasian American women and also scored significantly lower on four of the seven component scales. Hispanic and Caucasian women had similar scores on narcissism. These results may be based on an ethnic response set and/or the influence of cultural values present in many traditional Asian cultures which are seemingly antithetical to narcissism and include modesty, respect for authority, and the valuing of relationship over individualism. The importance of including ethnic information in research is stressed.