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    The relationship of narcissism with emotional childhood trauma and separation-individuation and the mediating role of mentalization
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2020) Yayla, Ece; Çavdar Sideris, Alev
    ABSTRACT: Pathological narcissism refers to the disturbance of self-esteem and dependence on the outside world for approval and affirmation. In psychoanalytic literature, narcissism has been discussed in two categories as grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Grandiose narcissism is characterized by the grandiose sense of self-importance, aggressive and arrogant behaviors, lack of awareness of needs and reactions of others, and lack of empathy. Vulnerable narcissism is characterized by the sense of inferiority, inhibition, sensitivity to others' reactions, and criticism. The importance of the quality of early object relations and experiences in separation-individuation process for the development of self and narcissism has been widely discussed in psychoanalytic literature. There are many theories and clinical observations about the relationship of narcissism with emotional childhood trauma and separation-individuation process, but there has been limited empirical research. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism with emotional trauma and separation-individuation in late adolescence, and the mediating role of mentalization. An online survey was used to collect data. Total number of 286 participants between ages of 18 to 22 were included in the study. The instruments used in the study were Demographic Information Form, The Short Form of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI-SF), emotional abuse and emotional neglect subscales of Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF), The Separation Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA) and The Short Form of Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ). The results showed positive correlations of grandiose narcissism with rejection expectancy and engulfment anxiety. Also, positive correlations of vulnerable narcissism with separation anxiety, engulfment anxiety, rejection expectancy, emotional abuse, and emotional neglect were found. The result of regression analyses showed that separation anxiety, the interaction between uncertainty and rejection expectancy, being a woman, and emotional abuse predict vulnerable narcissism, while rejection expectancy and being a man predict grandiose narcissism. The results supported the mediating role of uncertainty for the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and rejection expectancy. The results were discussed in regard to the existing literature which mainly based on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory. The results of this study provide preliminary findings on the relationship between emotional childhood trauma, separation-individuation problems and narcissism and also the mediating role of mentalization.