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

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Standardized factor loadings of the Arabic B-PNI items

Original PNI Item Numbers	B-PNI Lower-Order Factors
	EXP	SSSE	GF	CSE	HS	DEV	ER
10	0.70
15	0.47
4	0.59
23	0.72
39		0.77
33		0.82
22		0.77
25		0.63
45			0.77
31			0.75
42			0.73
26			0.70
36				0.86
30				0.81
8				0.82
32				0.86
50					0.75
9					0.70
28					0.62
46					0.67
34						0.82
27						0.79
21						0.77
17						0.74
37							0.80
12							0.67
18							0.73
38							0.60
B-PNI Higher-Order Factors
Narcissistic Grandiosity	0.72	0.99	0.98
Narcissistic Vulnerability				0.84	0.95	0.96	1.00

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

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