Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and the DSM-5 pathological personality trait model.

Abstract in brief

• The study discusses how narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) will be diagnosed in the DSM-5 using a new trait-based model that focuses on impairments in self and interpersonal functioning, shifting from explicit criteria to a dimensional approach with 25 traits.
• Using an online sample, the research examined how well traits like grandiosity and attention seeking from the new DSM-5 trait model (PID-5) relate to grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, finding that these traits better predict grandiosity.
• The findings suggest that the new trait model can improve how the DSM-5 captures both dimensions of narcissism, especially highlighting that current measures are more effective for grandiose narcissism than vulnerable narcissism.]