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Researchers posed the following question to more than two thousand people: “To what extent do you agree with this statement: I am a narcissist.” 

 

The researchers also provided participants with a definition of narcissist: egotistical, self-focused and vain. Not traits most people would want to be associated with—unless of course you’re a narcissist. 

 

A small percentage of the study subjects said they were. Most said they were not. 

 

Then, researchers had the volunteers fill out a lengthy² narcissism³ clinical assessment⁴. Those who had rated themselves high on the narcissism scale also scored high on the assessment. 

 

After eleven rounds of tests, the researchers concluded that when the full 40-question clinical questionnaire could not be done, the Single Item Narcissism Scale, or SINS, “To what extent do you agree with this statement: I am a narcissist,” was a valuable tool.  

 

Seems that there isn’t much mystery when narcissists themselves are asked to self-identify. Yes, they may be narcissists—but they aren’t clueless. 

 

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