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This study is the first-ever longitudinal study on the effects of parental narcissism on child mental health and development

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A year-long investigation by Hewitt and colleagues explored whether parental narcissism predicts child mental health problems.

Children of narcissistic individuals experience attachment anxiety and symptoms of depression.

Grandiose narcissism associated with entitlement, sociability, aggression, risk-taking, and above-average self-esteem.

Vulnerable narcissism is characterized by neuroticism, isolation, paranoia, and unstable or low self esteem.

The study did not determine the mechanisms through which narcissism affects children.

Parents with pathological narcissism have difficulty regulating their emotions and sense of self.

They fail to provide a sense of safety and predictability, prioritize their children’s psychological needs.

As a result, their children struggle with self-doubt, often desperate for external validation.

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English

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