NPI-13
In each of the following pairs of attributes, choose the one that you MOST AGREE with. Mark
your answer by writing EITHER A or B in the space provided. Only mark ONE ANSWER for
each attitude pair.
____ 1. A I find it easy to manipulate people.
B I don’t like it when I find myself manipulating people.
____ 2. A When people compliment me I get embarrassed.
B I know that I am a good person because everybody keeps telling me so.
____ 3. A I like having authority over other people.
B I don’t mind following orders.
____ 4. A I insist upon getting the respect that is due me.
B I usually get the respect I deserve.
____ 5. A I don’t particularly like to show off my body.
B I like to show off my body.
____ 6. A I have a strong will to power.
B Power for its own sake doesn’t interest me.
____ 7. A I expect a great deal from other people.
B I like to do things for other people.
____ 8. A My body is nothing special.
B I like to look at my body.
____ 9. A Being in authority doesn’t mean much to me.
B People always seem to recognize my authority.
____ 10. A I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve.
B I will take my satisfactions as they come.
____ 11. A I try not to be a show off.
B I will usually show off if I get the chance.
____ 12. A I am a born leader.
B Leadership is a quality that takes a long time to develop.
____ 13. A I like to look at myself in the mirror.
B I am not particularly interested in looking at myself in the mirror.
NPI-13 Scoring Instructions
1. If items are entered into the dataset as A=1 and B=2, recode all items such that A=0 and B=1.
2. Reverse score items #1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, and 13, such that A=1 and B=0.
To get the total score, sum 1R, 2, 3R, 4R, 5, 6R, 7R, 8, 9, 10R, 11, 12R, and 13R.
To get the Leadership/Authority subscale score, sum 3R, 6R, 9, and 12R.
To get the Grandiose/Exhibitionism subscale score, sum 2, 5, 8, 11, and 13R.
To get the Entitlement/Exploitativeness subscale score, sum 1R, 4R, 7R, and 10R.
SPSS Syntax
Recode
npi1 npi2 npi3 npi4 npi5 npi6 npi7 npi8 npi9 npi10 npi11 npi12 npi13 (1=0) (2=1) into rnpi1
rnpi2 rnpi3 rnpi4 rnpi5 rnpi6 rnpi7 rnpi8 rnpi9 rnpi10 rnpi11 rnpi12 rnpi13.
execute.
Recode
rnpi1 rnpi3 rnpi4 rnpi6 rnpi7 rnpi10 rnpi12 rnpi13 (0=1) (1=0) into trnpi1 trnpi3 trnpi4 trnpi6
trnpi7 trnpi10 trnpi12 trnpi13.
execute.
Compute npi_13 = sum (trnpi1, trnpi3, trnpi4, trnpi6, trnpi7, trnpi10, trnpi12, trnpi13, rnpi2,
rnpi5, rnpi8, rnpi9, rnpi11).
execute.
Compute npi_LA = sum (trnpi3, trnpi6, rnpi9, trnpi12).
Compute npi_GE = sum (rnpi2, rnpi5, rnpi8, rnpi11, trnpi13).
Compute npi_EE = sum (trnpi1, trnpi4, trnpi7, trnpi10).
execute.
Citation
Gentile, B., Miller, J. D., Hoffman, B. J., Reidy, D. E., Zeichner, A., & Campbell, W. K. (in
press). A test of two brief measures of grandiose narcissism: The Narcissistic Personality
Inventory (NPI)-13 and NPI-16. Psychological Assessment.
