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Narcissistic Personality Inventory – NPI-16
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I really like to be the center of attention
It makes me uncomfortable to be the center of attention
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I am no better or no worse than most people
I think I am a special person
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Everybody likes to hear my stories
Sometimes I tell good stories
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I usually get the respect that I deserve
I insist upon getting the respect that is due me
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I don’t mind following orders
I like ha‎ving authority over people
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I am going to be a great person
I hope I am going to be successful
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People sometimes believe what I tell them
I can make anybody believe anything I want them to
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I expect a great deal from other people
I like to do things for other people
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I like to be the center of attention
I prefer to blend in with the crowd
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am much like everybody else
I am an extraordinary person
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I always know what I am doing
Sometimes I am not sure of what I am doing
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I don’t like it when I find myself manipulating people
I find it easy to manipulate people
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Being an authority doesn’t mean that much to me
People always seem to recognize my authority
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I know that I am good because everybody keeps telling me so
When people compliment me I sometimes get embarrassed
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I try not to be a show off
I am apt to show off if I get the chance
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I am more capable than other people
There is a lot that I can learn from other people
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Raskin‚ R. N.‚ & Hall‚ C. S. (1981). The Narcissistic Personality Inventory: Alternate form reliability and further evidence of construct validity. Journal of Personality Assessment‚ 45‚ 159162.
Raskin‚ R. N.‚ & Terry‚ H. (1988). A principle components analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and further evidence of its construct validity. Journal of Personality and SocialPsychology‚ 54‚ 890-902.
Ames‚ Daniel R.‚ Rose‚ Paul‚ and Anderson‚ Cameron P. (2006). The NPI-16 as a short measure of narcissism. Journal of Research in Personality‚ 40‚ 440-450.
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mohammad looti (2026). Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI- 16). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/narcissistic-personality-inventory-npi-16/
mohammad looti. "Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI- 16)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 28 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/narcissistic-personality-inventory-npi-16/.
mohammad looti. "Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI- 16)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/narcissistic-personality-inventory-npi-16/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI- 16)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/narcissistic-personality-inventory-npi-16/.
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