Linguistic Markers of Grandiose Narcissism: A LIWC Analysis of 15 Samples
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Holtzman, Nicholas S.Tackman, Allison M.
Carey, Angela L.
Brucks, Melanie S.
Küfner, Albrecht C. P.
Deters, Fenne Große
Back, Mitja D.
Donnellan, M. Brent
Pennebaker, James W.
Sherman, Ryne A.
Mehl, Matthias R.
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Univ Arizona, Dept PsycholUniv Arizona, Psychol
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2019-10
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Holtzman, N. S., Tackman, A. M., Carey, A. L., Brucks, M. S., Küfner, A. C. P., Deters, F. G., … Mehl, M. R. (2019). Linguistic Markers of Grandiose Narcissism: A LIWC Analysis of 15 Samples. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 38(5–6), 773–786. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X19871084Rights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Narcissism is unrelated to using first-person singular pronouns. Whether narcissism is linked to other language use remains unclear. We aimed to identify linguistic markers of narcissism. We applied the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count to texts (k = 15; N = 4,941). The strongest positive correlates were using words related to sports, second-person pronouns, and swear words. The strongest negative correlates were using anxiety/fear words, tentative words, and words related to sensory/perceptual processes. Effects were small (each |r| < .10).ISSN
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