Narcissism and Forgiveness : an association study
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: People with narcissistic traits show a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration & lack of empathy which causes them a lot of difficulties in interpersonal relationships. Forgiveness is antithesis of Narcissism. Forgiveness is freeing from negative attachment to the source that has transgressed against a person. Research has shown that people with narcissistic personality are less likely to forgive others or life situations and they are more likely to easily forgive their own selves. Methodology: This was empirically tested through a survey of 103 undergraduate college students.Forgiveness was measured through the Heartland Forgiveness Scale. Narcissistic Personality was measured through Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Results: As expected, a negative but low correlation was found between narcissism and forgiveness [r(101) = -0.14]. A positive but very weak correlation was found out between Self-forgiveness and Narcissism [r(101) = 0.04]. As expected, a negative weak but statistically significant correlation was found out between granting forgiveness to others and Narcissistic Personality [r(101) = -0.25, p<0.01]. As expected, a negative low correlation was found out between granting forgiveness to situations and narcissistic personality [r (101) = -0.11]. Conclusion: Further large scale studies are needed to elucidate the relationship between narcissism and forgiveness. Implications of this study lie in enhancing relationships through forgiveness.
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Pooja Soni, Gautam Gawali
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