Abstract

There is a pressing need for more evidence from regions from Western countries to draw conclusive outcomes concerning psychological sciences. Hence, the study intends to develop the Japanese version of the short form of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory; (FFNI-SF) to assess reliability and validity, and to explore the psychometric adaptation of a broad range of narcissistic personalities in relation to the Japanese people. Altogether, 449 Japanese undergraduate students took part in this study. The findings denoted that FFNI-SF had an acceptable level of reliability and correlated well with existing Japanese scales. Based on the exploratory factor analysis, the lack of empathy was excluded from grandiosity, yielding an isolated factor. However, the exploratory factor analysis revealed that the lack of empathy had nothing to do with Japanese narcissism.

摘要

迫切需要来自西方国家地区的更多证据，以得出有关心理科学的结论性结果。因此，该研究打算开发日语版的五因素自恋量表的简短形式；(FFNI-SF) 来评估信度和效度，并探索与日本人相关的广泛自恋人格的心理适应。共有 449 名日本本科生参与了这项研究。调查结果表明，FFNI-SF 具有可接受的可靠性水平，并且与现有的日本量表相关性良好。根据探索性因素分析，缺乏同理心被排除在夸大之外，产生了一个孤立的因素。然而，