Interpersonal Perceptions of Narcissism in an At‐Risk Adolescent Sample: A Social Relations Analysis

This study utilized Kenny's social relations model (SRM) to explore the interpersonal correlates of narcissism in an adolescent sample from a voluntary residential program. Participants were forty‐seven 16–18‐year‐olds (24 males, 23 females) attending a 22‐week residential program. Participants completed a self‐report measure of narcissism and rated one another on narcissism‐related traits and social status variables. Individuals with high levels of self‐reported narcissism were perceived by peers as antagonistic and likely to engage in future delinquency. Self‐reported narcissism was also associated with peer perceptions of narcissism‐related traits. Therefore, adolescent narcissism seems to be detected by peers and is associated with peer perceptions of some negative qualities. Potential implications of these findings are discussed.