Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)
1. A A. I have a natural talent for influencing people.
B. I am not good at influencing people.
2. A A. Modesty doesnt become me.
B. I am essentially a modest person.
3. A A. I would do almost anything on a dare.
B. I tend to be a fairly cautious person.
4. B A. When people compliment me I sometimes get embarrassed.
B. I know that I am good because everybody keeps telling me so.
5. B A. The thought of ruling the world frightens the hell out of me.
B. If I ruled the world it would be a better place.
6. A A. I can usually talk my way out of anything.
B. I try to accept the consequences of my behavior.
7. B A. I prefer to blend in with the crowd.
B. I like to be the center of attention.
8. A A. I will be a success.
B. I am not too concerned about success.
9. B A. I am no better or worse than most people.
B. I think I am a special person.
10. B A. I am not sure if I would make a good leader.
B. I see myself as a good leader.
11. A A. I am assertive.
B. I wish I were more assertive.
12. A A. I like to have authority over other people.
B. I dont mind following orders.
13. A A. I find it easy to manipulate people.
B. I dont like it when I find myself manipulating people.
14. A A. I insist upon getting the respect that is due me.
B. I usually get the respect that I deserve.
15. B A. I dont particularly like to show off my body.
B. I like to show off my body.
16. A A. I can read people like a book.
B. People are sometimes hard to understand.
17. B A. If I feel competent I am willing to take responsibility for making decisions.
B. I like to take responsibility for making decisions.
18. B A. I just want to be reasonably happy.
B. I want to amount to something in the eyes of the world.
19. B A. My body is nothing special.
B. I like to look at my body.
20. B A. I try not to be a show off.
B. I will usually show off if I get the chance.
21. A A. I always know what I am doing.
B. Sometimes I am not sure of what I am doing.
22. B A. I sometimes depend on people to get things done.
B. I rarely depend on anyone else to get things done.
23. B A. Sometimes I tell good stories.
B. Everybody likes to hear my stories.
24. A A. I expect a great deal from other people.
B. I like to do things for other people.
25. A A. I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve.
B. I take my satisfactions as they come.
26. B A. Compliments embarrass me.
B. I like to be complimented.
27. A A. I have a strong will to power.
B. Power for its own sake doesnt interest me.
28. B A. I dont care about new fads and fashions.
B. I like to start new fads and fashions.
29. A A. I like to look at myself in the mirror.
B. I am not particularly interested in looking at myself in the mirror.
30. A A. I really like to be the center of attention.
B. It makes me uncomfortable to be the center of attention.
31. A A. I can live my life in any way I want to.
B. People cant always live their lives in term of what they want.
32. B A. Being an authority doesnt mean that much to me.
B. People always seem to recognize my authority.
33. A A. I would prefer to be a leader.
B. It makes little difference to me whether I am a leader or not.
34. A A. I am going to be a great person.
B. I hope I am going to be successful.
35. B A. People sometimes believe what I tell them.
B. I can make anybody believe anything I want them to.
36. A A. I am a born leader.
B. Leadership is a quality that takes a long time to develop.
37. A A. I wish somebody would someday write my biography.
B. I dont like people to pry into my life for any reason.
38. A A. I get upset when people dont notice how I look when I go out in public.
B. I dont mind blending into the crowd when I go out in public.
39. A A. I am more capable than other people.
B. There is a lot that I can learn from other people.
40. B
A. I am much like everybody else.
B. I am an extraordinary person.
SCORING KEY
Assign one point for each response that matches the key.
CITATION
Raskin, R.N., & Hall, C.S. (1981). The narcissistic personality inventory: Alternative
form reliability and further evidence of construct validity. Journal of Personality
Assessment, 45, 159-16.
