Narcissism

Factor Items

494 items, shown in the original order.

• Social status matters. .540
• I have a need to appear better than others. .456
• I have a strong need for power. .448
• One of my main goals in life is to accumulate as much wealth and property as possible. .451
• I focus entirely on being more attractive/perfect than others. .426
• I am obsessed with rich/wealthy culture. .424
• Winning is very important to me. .418
• It is important to me to preserve my public image. .416
• Image is important. .410
• I believe that I am better than others. .405
• I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve. .403
• It's all about how much money you have. .401
• Beauty/Power is my oxygen. .402
• I want to do well in the public score board of life. .396
• I find popularity rewarding. .383
• I find appearing better than others rewarding. .382
• It is important that I get my way. .378
• Being famous/prestigious would make me happy. .377
• I want to be famous. .369
• Money can buy happiness. .366
• I care about recognition. .360
• I prefer romantic partners that enhance my image. .356
• I find controlling others rewarding. .351
• I seem to care less than my peers about wealth, fame, and status. -.350
• I like to have power over others. .347
• I am addicted to attention. .344
• I would not be happy if I was poor. .376
• Appearance to me, doesn't really strike me as a priority. -.365
• Being physically attractive is very important to me. .356
• I want to amount to something in the eyes of the world. .344
• superficial .340
• I am concerned about my social attractiveness. .339
• Image is everything. .338
• internal wealth ooooo external wealth .336
• You can never have too much money. .336
• internal seeking 00000 status-seeking .335
• internal wealth 00000 material wealth .333
• I do not like to appear better than others. -.333
• To pace about, looking to obtain status, looking to attain 'importance', I can think of nothing more ridiculous. -.329
• I find getting attention rewarding. .325
• I prefer a basic/simple/spartan living space to a high-end/luxury one. -.324
• Colleagues are competitors. .321
• My self esteem is based on how attractive I am to others. .321
• Public opinion can mean a lot. .320
• I focus more on being liked (being attractive) than what I like (what I find attractive). .313
• fit in 00000 be oneself -.311
• External indicators of success such as power or recognition seem shallow to me. -.311
• introspective 00000 power seeking .311
• My own happiness and success are more important than the happiness and success of others.- -.309
• I think I deserve a better life than others. .307
• Beauty is what I seek. .307
• I usually buy the best and most expensive things. .304
• I find being in control rewarding. .302
• be as I am 00000 be attractive .301
• Physical appearance is everything. .307
• No matter how much attention I get, it's never enough. .305
• Things that make me unattractive to others should be changed. .304
• I have a big ego. .303
• My self esteem is based on how attractive others think I am. .303
• All my life I've wanted to do something big, bigger and better than the rest. .303
• I am concerned about my physical attractiveness. .299
• I have no need for power over others. -.299
• I set high standards for myself and others. .297
• I find being in control rewarding. .295
• non-superficial ooooo superficial .294
• It's all about who you know. .294
• I am controlling. .289
• I focus entirely on getting attention. .288
• I feel perfectly justified in getting my way, all the time. .288
• unassuming ooooo ostentatious (showy) .287
• It's not my life goal to be at the top of any ladders. -.286
• My image is more important than the truth. .286
• I am determined to have my own way. .283
• I want to stand out. .281
• I seek out positions of leadership. .279
• I worry about what people think of me. .220
• I don't mind being the center of attention. .281
• People who have no utility to me, don't matter to me. .278
• I am not competitive. -.278
• fit in ooooo be oneself -.277
• I live a life based on ordered, deductive logic based on objective criteria and external hierarchies(status, prestige, etc.). .276
• My reputation is important to me. .275
• I would not enjoy being a famous celebrity. -.273
• I prefer to eat at expensive restaurants. .272
• I try to surpass others' accomplishments. .272
• I value beauty the most. .272
• I like to be masculine. .272 (men)
• I'm jealous of people that I think are better than me. .269
• I identify with powerful / dominating types. .269
• I would be uncomfortable living in a multi-million dollar house/apartment. -.268
• I am the center of my universe. .266
• Physical beauty is truth. .266
• I am preoccupied with myself. .263
• I am correct. .262
• I care about being sexually attractive to others. .262
• I have a sense of entitlement. .261
• I don't like being in the spotlight so getting recognition isn't a big priority. -.260
• I am highly ambitious. .259
• I don't care about dressing nicely. -.257
• I control others. .257
• Image is not important. -.257
• I find being in control rewarding. .256
• I try to maximize pleasure. .256
• I like people I can control. .256
• Poor and content is rich and rich enough. -.255
• I can make anybody believe anything I want them to. .254
• How I dress is important to me. .253
• I recognize other people only as means to obtain what I desire. .252
• I'm used to getting what I want. .252
• I get what I want by controlling others. .252
• I would hate to be considered odd or strange. .251
• I like clear goals and clear ways of measuring success. .250
• I don't mind being the center of attention. .249
• I get upset when people don't notice how I look when I go out in public. .248
• I always notice the most attractive person in the room. .248
• It would be cool if I had a ton of money, but I would also enjoy life if I was poor. -.246
• I am self-centered. .246
• When I want something, I want it right away. .243
• I do things that impress me. .243
• I expect other people to entertain me. .242
• I am obsessed with perfection. .241
• I like to work behind the scenes without credit. -.241
• My actions are predominately motivated by how they'll cause others to view me. .241
• If I'm not moving forward, I feel like I'm going to explode. .239
• I need to be influential. .238
• I go out of my way to get things I want. .238
• Whats the use of being better than others if you cant profit from it. .238
• I would rather please myself than others.- (I would rather please others than myself) -.237
• attractive to self 00000 attractive to others .236
• My need to be appreciated exceeds my capacity to appreciate others. .235
• I want to impress my parents. .234
• Internal beauty is more important than external beauty. -.234
• I expect others to serve me without reciprocating. .234
• When I want something, I'll sometimes go out on a limb to get it. .234
• money ooooo freedom -.233
• Pleasure (the gratification of my desires) is very important to me. .232
• I like to show off. .232
• expert .232
• I ridicule others. .231
• more authentic 00000 more presigious .230
• I require a certain amount of attention. .230
• I like to show off my body. .230
• For a really good purse $500 is not too much. -.230
• I dislike people who chase wealth and status. -.229
• I plan my life logically. .228
• It is a disgrace to appear to be wrong. .228
• If I fix all my (imagined) external flaws, I can feel happy and lovable. .228
• I find it easy to manipulate others. .228
• If I see a chance to get something I want I move on it right away. .228
• I would rather please myself than others.- -.228
• The best rewards are external. .227
• I want everything to be 'just right.' .226
• If I feel bad in a relationship, I tend to think/feel it's the other person's fault. .226
• I believe vengeance is sometimes necessary. .225
• It's been a real struggle for me to find a balance between being honest and being nice. .222
• I want to have an impact on people and events. .222
• I am intensely possessive. .222
• Life is a game. .222
• I an unhappy if I don't have the upper hand in Romantic relationships. .222
• I value cooperation over competition. -.221
• I have kept people on the hook who I had no interest in romantically because I enjoyed the attention. .221
• How much I am loved is more important than how much I love others. .221
• I seek out pleasure. .220
• I know I could be happy if I could trade places with certain people. .220
• The world should be as I want it to be. .220
• I focus entirely on getting my own way, helping myself. .210
• I'm always looking for the best situation for myself regardless of whether it's good for anyone else. .218
• I like things I can control. .218
• When I want something I usually go all-out to get it. .217
• I like to look at myself in the mirror. .217
• I don't measure my success by public opinion. -.217
• It is very important that I am liked and I will bend the truth if I have to to ensure that. .217
• I get by on my looks. .216
• I need the approval of others. .216
• I would have no problem taking a large amount of money to work for a corrupt corporation. .216
• Power for its own sake doesn't interest me. -.215
• I think I'm great. .215
• If a certain behavior benefited me but had a negative effect on the world, I would still engage in it. .215
• I have a nice/accommodating personality and a mean/controlling personality. .215
• I am in love with myself. .214
• I would prefer to achieve eternal fame and die at 40 to living an ordinary life till 100. .214
• I love to be complimented.- (I don't love to be complimented) -.213
• People who are more capable should carry more responsbility. .213
• I like myself more than I like anyone else. .213
• I am special and chosen. .213
• I tend to have an internal dislike/disdain for people that are more attractive than me. .213
• I like to imagine I have a better life than I do. .212
• sly .211
• aggressive .211
• I value justice higher than mercy. .211
• Internal beauty and external beauty are equally important. .210
• I will cheat in order to win. .210
• I like feeling a heightened sense of pleasure. .210
• I would associate with someone whose behavior had a negative effect on the world if that association was beneficial to me. .210
• I don't care if people think I'm awesome. -.209
• I find unpopularity rewarding. -.207
• When I get something I want, I feel excited and energized. .206
• My desires exceed my consideration. .206
• Being in control is the most important thing in a romantic relationship. .205
• If someone hurts me, I have a need to get revenge. .203
• Approval is very important to me. .203
• Others should be made to pay for their stupidity. .203
• I have a strong need for feedback on my achievements and progress. .202
• I would be more motivated if the world was more attractive. .202
• I am fascinated with myself. .201
• I tend to think of the world in terms of how it relates to myself. .201
• I can get pretty much anyone to like me romantically. .201
• If I'm not the best at something, I'm not interested in it. .200
• I get back at others. .200
• My formula for happiness is maximizing pleasure. .199
• please self 00000 please others .199
• prestige /= happiness ooooo prestige = happiness -.199
• I am the greatest human being that has ever existed. .198
• Early in a relationship, I can quickly discern what's important to someone I like, and become that. .198 female .033 male
• When I go out, I expect to be bought drinks by members of the opposite sex. .197
• I believe that we should be tough on crime. .197
• I find being appreciated rewarding. .197
• I judge my own and other peoples behavior according to cultural norms. .197
• I dislike being the center of attention. -.196
• I expect a great deal from other people. .196
• Defending my own ideas is very important. .195
• I don't care about getting attention. -.195
• I become obsessed with manipulating how others feel about me. .194
• I put others first. -.193
• My ego is bigger than my heart. .193
• I have contempt for people that are inferior to me. .193
• I break rules .192
• I like to start new fads and fashions. .192
• I find it easy to manipulate others. .192
• I am not familiar with failure. .190
• The truth is more important than my image. -.190
• I have had or would consider getting cosmetic plastic surgery. .188
• I rely on assurances from others. .187
• I always know how to act. .187
• I am good at everything I do. .199
• People are things to be used. .194
• I do too little work. -.191
• I want to leave a mark, do something that will have a real impact in the world. .191
• I attempt to make my inner self more like the outer world. .190
• I can be demanding in a romantic relationship. .189
• deceptive .188
• calm ooooo worrying .188
• I need a significant other who entertains me. .188
• I tend to be prone to intrusiveness. .188
• Physical immortality, never aging/deteriorating physically, appeals to me. .188
• I will do almost anything to avoid feeling low, powerless, down. .188
• If something doesn't make logical sense there's a problem. .188
• I would not want to live in a city where people were obsessed with status / prestige. -.187
• I am very skilled at seduction. .187
• I continue until everything is perfect. .186
• In romantic relationships, I tend to make more of the big/important decisions. .186
• I know whether I'm physically attracted to someone within seconds. .186
• I value female attention more than male attention. .186 (men)
• I prefer to hide my failures from others. .185
• I can talk others into doing things. .185
• I always want to know everything about my new friends and nothing of my old. .185
• I attack others. .185
• I'm always conflicted between being authentic and being polite. .184
• stylish 00000 unstylish -.184
• I dislike people I can't control. .184
• Freedom must be earned. .184
• honest -.184
• Rejection shakes my confidence more than anything else. .180
• I don't like to draw attention to myself. -.183
• born leader .182
• My looks exceed my personality. .182
• professorial .181
• I enjoy duping/decieving people. .181
• I am right, others are wrong. .181
• I fear being judged by others. .181
• I'm not interested in friendships I can't control. .181
• extravagant ooooo minimalist -.180
• I have a lot of pride. .180
• I only care about myself. .180
• Enjoyment of life (food, sex, leisure, etc.) is very important to me. .180
• I enjoy being thought of as a normal "mainstream" person. ,179
• I like to dress in a way that resembles the subculture that I identify with. .179
• categorizer .179
• If it feels better to do A than B, I will do A everytime. .179
• I am financially wealthy. .184
• I believe my race is superior. .184
• I can usually talk my way out of anything. .180
• relaxed ooooo stressed -.200 .179
• I like to be thought of as a normal kind of person. ,178
• I have a natural talent for influencing people. .178
• I idealize superiors. .178
• I have shallow emotions. .178
• The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results. .178
• I am elegant. .178
• I am humble. -.177
• When I like someone, I become entirely focused on them. .176
• I don't like to apologize. .176
• I am hot-headed (overtly or covertly). .175
• I have little sympathy for the unemployed. .175
• I enjoy lying, duping others. .175
• I value males over females. .175 (men)
• Being an authority doesn't mean that much to me. -.175
• If I was to design my own house, I would design it to resemble others houses that I really liked (which I had seen in person or in pictures). .173
• I believe that men should be masculine and women should be feminine. .173
• I would be happy if I was more physically attractive/perfect. .173
• I automatically take charge. .172
• outgoing ooooo reserved -.172
• I don't like to feel left out. .172
• I tend to act out when I am being ignored. .183
• external ooooo internal -.171
• When I am depressed, I desire more attention. .171
• Identity is the imprint of one's will on existence. .171
• I am more likely to avoid feeling certain things that will conflict with how I think. .171
• I require a lot of external stimulation. .170
• I want everything to be 'just right.' .170
• I find not having to be in control rewarding. -.170
• I like to be viewed as proper and conventional. .169
• When I see a person I like connecting with someone else, it bothers me. .169
• I have no problem with the fact that some people are better than me. -.169
• I have rage issues. .169
• When I want something that belongs to someone else, it is as good as mine. .168
• I am driven to live the healthiest life possible. .168
• A healthy romantic relationship for me involves more interest by the other party. .168
• I like to argue. .167
• I am often skeptical, critical, and evaluative. .167
• I don't pretend to be more than I am. -.167
• I am capable of telling elaborate lies. .167
• I either love people or hate people. .167
• I have addictive tendencies .166
• I consider security an important element in every aspect of my life. .166
• If people knew who I really was they wouldn't like me. .166
• I go straight for the goal. .166
• I am very skilled at achievement. .166
• please self ooooo please others .166
• I prefer sexually submissive romantic partners. .166 (men)
• open ooooo private -.166
• I'm a born leader. .165
• I disregard others and look down on them with an arrogant eye. .165
• I am more talented than average and thus have more responsibility to contribute to the world. .165
• The bigger the wealth difference between the rich and the poor the better. .165
• When I am depressed, I seek out more attention. .165
• Maintaining my physical health is very important to me. .165
• I love excitement. .165
• I am not helpful generally, but when I'm in a relationship I tend to be the more helpful one. .164
• I am politically conservative. .164
• hyper-focused .163
• My need to be loved may exceed my capacity to love. .163
• I need to be needed. .163
• I am impatient. .163
• innovate ooooo maintain .162
• I take more than I give. .162
• I'm not interested in romantic relationships I can't control. .162
• I am too proud to admit my weaknesses. .162
• I jump into things without thinking. .162
• I am not concerned with making a good impression. -.161
• The world should be as I want it to be, but I can still be happy if/when it isn't. .161 (women)
• My decisions involve extensive research. .161
• I am hypersensitive. .160
• When I want something from someone I can be very nice, when I don't I can be very mean. .160
• I have constructed an image of self that is more attractive than reality. .160
• I see most people in my life as replaceable. .160
• I deserve to be loved a great deal. .160
• I make decisions historically on what I think is / will be the most fun. .160
• I only care about being physically attractive to a romantic partner. .160
• I enjoy conflict. .159
• I am usually quite confident when learning a new game or sport. .159
• I am a perfectionist. .158
• I value male attention more than female attention. .158 (women)
• I have engaged in bullying. .157
• I prefer to date people who I feel are superior to me. .157 women
• If the people I was close to didn't like someone, it would be hard for me to date them. .157
• When I see an opportunity for something I like I get excited right away. .157
• I want to be in relationship with someone that thinks I'm awesome. .157
• I keep myself well-groomed. .156
• I find taking risks rewarding. .156
• I have a short fuse. .156
• If I think something unpleasant is going to happen I usually get pretty 'worked up'. .156
• I try to make the world more like I want it to be. .155
• Taking risks does not bother me if the gains involved are high. .155
• I make decisions based on specific real world metrics. .155
• A healthy romantic relationship for me involves more effort by the other party. .155
• hedonist .154
• I am guided by definitions, logical deductions, or other nuggets of reasoning..155
• I come from a wealthy family. .154
• Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it. .154
• I love Apple products. .154
• I have a bad temper. .154
• sarcastic .154
• external 00000 internal -.153
• I like to demean other people. .153
• I have tended to date people who are nicer than me. .153 (men)
• Truth is defined by the group(s) I am a member of. .153
• I have tended to notice my significant others before they noticed me. .152 male
• know myself 00000 don't know myself .151
• I spur action and pull off results simply by making my presence felt. .151
• My goal in life is omniscience. .151
• I do most of the talking. .150
• rely on self ooooo rely on others .150
• If someone I romantically like says they may not be interested in me enough to pursue things, I keep at it. .150 (men)
• lots of facebook friends (as measured by user inputed number of friends) .149
• I am more outgoing than reserved. .149
• I don't think I'm particularly attractive but I prefer looking at my face in the mirror than looking at most other people's faces. .149
• I copy others. .149
• I can be needy in a romantic relationship. -.149
• I prefer a romantic partner that is more accommodating than me. .149
• I would rather be too mean than too nice. .149
• I want to have an exciting life (stimulating experiences). .149
• I objectively measure the external world to achieve measurable goals. .148
• I seek adventure. .148
• I like to antagonize others. .148
• I am energetic. .148
• I very much want to be loved. .148
• I prefer to participate fully rather than view life from the sidelines. .148
• When good things happen to me, it affects me strongly. .148
• I know how to get around the rules. .147
• No one is good enough for me. .147
• Romantically, the burden is on the other person to prove they love me. .147
• When my life doesn't make logical sense, I'm unhappy. .147
• I would not be involved with someone romantically if I felt/thought they liked me less than I liked them. .147
• Doing volunteer work is a waste of time. .147
• I like to dress in a way that resembles the subculture that I identify with. .146
• I am defective. .146
• The normal rules don't apply to me. .146
• I trust my logic over the logic of others. .146
• I talk to many different people at parties. .146
• I am able to control my reality. .145
• I am very sexual. .144
• I rebel against authority. .144
• I tend to be the comedian around others. .144
• If you make your opponent flinch, you have already won. .144
• I need another person similar to me to help get me through life. .144
• Sometimes it's not what I want, it's what others want that's more important.-.144
• I feel attacked by others. .143
• I generally have the upper hand in my romantic relationships. .143
• I like to educate others. .143
• I focus entirely on avoiding romantic relationship rejection. .143
• My sex drive is very high. .143
• revolution ooooo status quo .142
• I only compete with myself. -.142
• I prefer to date people who have an independent trajectory in life. .142
• I feel worried when I think I have done poorly at something important. .142
• I have an unrelenting feeling of not being wanted. .141
• I'm uncomfortable having friends that are better looking than me. .141
• I would be happy if I looked out for my own interests more. .141
• I find believing in myself rewarding. .141
• I am highly self aware. .140
• identity ooooo role confusion .140
• When I'm depressed, I desire things to make more sense. .140
• I am primarily motivated by the quest for logical purity. .140
• Physical chemistry is the most important quality in who I like romantically. .140
• erotic .140
• National security (i.e. protection from anything that would hurt my country) is very important to me. .139
• I find it rewarding to only put myself in environments that affirm my values. .139
• How I feel/think about myself does not rely on the opinions of others. -.139
• I would rather be with someone I sort of liked than be alone feeling unwanted. .139
• I want to be in romantic relationship with someone that I think is awesome. .139
• I am very suspicious of others. .138
• I want to find someone I love. .138
• People I decieve are fools who should have known better. .138
• My need to be appreciated by others is very low. -.138
• I readily communicate personally to all members of a group to feel unity. .138
• I value internal rewards/validation more than external rewards/validation. -.137
• I am good at setting goals. .137
• I dare to say anything. .136
• My intellectual interests define me. .136
• Even the prospect of something better romantically, can eclipse past romantic interests. .136
• I enjoy the thrill of action and physical experience in the present moment. .136
• revolution 00000 status quo .136
• When I'm attracted to someone I enjoy finding out if it's mutual. .136
• I don't like to confess. .135
• My enjoyment admiring things exceeds my desire to be admired. -.135
• I don't trust others but I want others to trust me. .135
• I use anger to control people and situations. .135
• I don't care what others think. -.134
• Super logical people annoy me. .134
• I am the life of the party. .134
• I attract attention from the opposite sex. .133
• I think of myself as a commodity. .133
• I have a tendency to think whoever I'm dating is better than all of my previous partners. .133
• I hurt people. .133
• I like order. .133
• genuine ooooo flashy .133
• I am willing to forgive others. -.133
• I get things done quickly. .132
• I complain a lot. .132
• I do things in a logical order. .132
• I embrace disdain. .132
• I love attention but I dislike intimacy (a person getting too close to me). .132
• It bothers me when a movie I don't like is highly regarded. .132
• exact .132
• I am constantly reflecting about myself. .131
• I am or would be unhappy if I was overweight. .131
• I am very picky about movies. .131
• Being happy is my number one priority. .131
• I hate to judge others on how they look. -.131
• I push myself very hard to succeed. .130
• I am prone to excess. .130
• If I ordered a bagel with chive cream cheese and got one with regular, I would send it back. .130
• Money is the cheapest thing, liberty/freedom is the most expensive. -.130