Narcissism - A personality trait

From journal “Personality and Individual differences”

“Narcissism is considered as a socially malevolent trait and it is part of the Dark Triad of personality traits – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism” said Kostas Papageorgiou from Queen’s University Belfast in UK.   

He said “Previous studies indicate that narcissism is a growing trend in our society but this does not necessarily mean that an individual who displays high narcissistic qualities has a personality disorder.”

Research focused on subclinical or “normal” narcissism found that it includes some of the same features of clinical syndrome – grandiosity, entitlement, dominance and superiority. It suggested that in some ways , narcissism might actually be a positive attribute and that conventional social morality should include and celebrate all expressions of human nature.

“The emotions or personality traits are perceived by the society as being either Bad or Good but Psychological traits are the products of evolution: they are neither Bad nor Good”—KOSTAS PAPAGEORGIOU