Validation of the pathological narcissistic inventory (PNI) and its brief form (B-PNI) in the Arabic language

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Standardized factor loadings of the Arabic PNI items

PNI Item Numbers	PNI Lower-Order Factors
	EXP	SSSE	GF	CSE	HS	DEV	ER
10	0.66
15	0.45
4	0.57
23	0.67
35	0.71
39		0.78
43		0.73
33		0.81
22		0.77
25		0.62
6		0.62
45			0.80
31			0.76
42			0.74
1			0.55
14			0.68
26			0.68
49			0.79
36				0.83
30				0.79
16				0.76
8				0.81
40				0.84
48				0.83
47				0.82
32				0.84
19				0.83
41				0.67
5				0.67
2				0.63
50					0.80
9					0.74
28					0.62
46					0.69
44					0.72
7					0.54
13					0.65
34						0.81
27						0.77
21						0.77
17						0.71
24						0.64
3						0.67
51						0.76
37							0.83
11							0.74
12							0.69
18							0.76
38							0.60
20							0.71
29							0.68
52							0.65
PNI Higher-Order Factors
Narcissistic Grandiosity	0.77	0.99	0.97
Narcissistic Vulnerability				0.85	0.90	0.96	0.98

Note. PNI = Pathological Narcissism Inventory; SSSE = Self-Sacrificing Self-Enhancement; HS = Hiding the Self; CSE = Contingent Self-Esteem; ER = Entitlement Rage; GF = Grandiose Fantasy; EXP = Exploitativeness; DEV = Devaluing;. N = 401

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