Kontinuum interpersonalnog narcizma

master's thesis

• Title (english): Continuum of interpersonal narcissim
• Author: Lara Petrović
• Mentor: Dario Vučenović (mentor)
• Committee member: Vanja Kopilaš (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Katarina Jelić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dario Vučenović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Istraživanja narcizma otežana su njegovom nejednoznačnom definicijom i teorijskim prijeporima u razumijevanju glavnih odrednica, etiologiji, prevalenciji i dimenzijama. Različite konceptualizacije dobivaju dodatno na važnosti razmatranjem rezultata analiza na višoj razini, poput meta-analiza, gdje se može spekulirati o opravdanosti donošenja zaključaka uslijed neusporedivosti konstrukata između različitih istraživanja. Pojačan interes za istraživanje pojma u posljednjih 20 godina govori o njegovoj relevantnosti u shvaćanju suvremenog čovjeka, a interpretacije u popularnoj kulturi postavljaju zahtjev teorijskog razjašnjenja u svrhu znanstvene argumentacije o točnosti shvaćanja narcizma. Velik broj koncepcija narcizma zahtjeva postavljanje konstrukta u opći okvir dosadašnjih razumijevanja struktura ličnosti unutar kontinuuma abnormalno-normalno, koji omogućava povezivanje subkliničkih i kliničkih shvaćanja narcizma. Klinički narcizam na ovaj način postaje ekstremna manifestacija narcističnih značajki, dok će se jednaka ponašanja izražena u manjoj mjeri, manje disfunkcionalna za pojedinca i njegovu okolinu, obilježavati kao subklinički narcizam.
Promatranje disfunkcija interpersonalne domene, izražene kod narcizma, kroz prizmu (dis)funkcionalnosti bihevioralnih obrazaca kao rezultante kontinuumskog shvaćanja konstrukta omogućuje usporedbu različitih koncepcija narcizma, teorijsko objašnjenje pozitivnih intervencija u praktičnom adresiranju narcizma te otvara put prema destigmatizaciji pojma u zajednicama koje nisu znanstvene ili u kliničkoj praksi. Cilj ovog rada je unutar spomenutog logičkog okvira opisati aktualno viđenje konstrukta i osnovne koncepcije narcizma kroz povijest, povezati ga s relevantnim konstruktima te postaviti u kulturalni kontekst današnjice.

Abstract (english)

Research on narcissism is hampered by its ambiguous definition and theoretical controversies in understanding its main determinants, etiology, prevalence and dimensions. Different conceptualizations gain additional importance by considering the results of analyses at a higher level, such as meta-analyses, where one can speculate about the justification of drawing conclusions due to the incomparability of constructs between different studies. Increased interest in the research of the term in the last 20 years speaks of its relevance in the understanding of modern man, and interpretations in popular culture require theoretical clarification for possibility of scientific argumentation about the accuracy of the understanding of narcissism. A large number of conceptions of narcissism require the placement of the construct in the general framework of the current understanding of personality structures within the abnormal-normal continuum, which enables the connection of subclinical and clinical understandings of narcissism. In this way, clinical narcissism becomes an extreme manifestation of narcissistic features, while the same behaviors expressed to a lesser extent, less dysfunctional for the individual and their environment, will be characterized as subclinical narcissism. Observing the dysfunctions of the interpersonal domain, expressed in narcissism, through the prism of the (dys)functionality of behavioral patterns as a result of a continuum understanding of the construct enables the comparison of different conceptions of narcissism, the theoretical explanation of positive interventions in the addressing of narcissism in practice, and opens the way to destigmatizing the term in non-scientific or non-clinical communities.
The goal of this paper is to describe the current view of the construct and basic conception of narcissism throughout history, to connect it with relevant constructs and to place it in the cultural context of today´s world.

• Keywords: Narcizam; Kontinuum abnormalno-normalno; Interpersonalne disfunkcije
• Keywords (english): Narcissism; Abnormal-normal continuum; Interpersonal dysfunctions
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:520448
• Study programme: Title: Psychology (Single Major, Science Stream); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-18 11:58:20