The Level of Self-Compassion and the Cognitive Biases among Narcissistic and Non-narcissistic Jordanian University Students

Abstract

The current study aims to identify the level of self-compassion and cognitive biases among narcissistic and non-narcissistic Jordanian university students. The sample of the study consisted of (426) male and female students from Jordanian universities. For achieving the objectives of the study, scales were prepared to measure the study variables. The results indicated that the prevalence of narcissistic personality disorder among Jordanian university students reached (47.7%). The results also indicated that there were no variances between narcissistic and non-narcissistic university students in narcissistic personality disorder, and it indicated that there were no variances in narcissistic personality disorder attributable to gender. However, the results also indicated that there were variances in the level of self-compassion attributable to non-narcissistic students compared to narcissistic students. The results also indicated variances in the level of cognitive biases attributable to narcissistic students compared to non-narcissistic students.