ABSTRACT
It has been observed that people with narcissistic personalities often display an exaggerated sense of self-regard and superiority. To understand this, the present research aims to study the explicit and implicit self-esteem of narcissists and non-narcissist. 90 male students of the age range 20-23 years were taken as the sample. NPI, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Initials-preferences test were conducted on these students. A significant difference was found between the explicit self-esteem of narcissists M=(20.48, SD=5.73) and non-narcissists M=(17.28, SD=3.10). concluding that narcissists have high explicit self-esteem as compared to non-narcissists, which clarifies the reason behind their overt grandiosity. Whereas, there is no difference between the implicit self-esteem of narcissists and non-narcissists scores. Other factors besides self-esteem, can be studied to understand narcissistic behavior.
