The Influence of Vulnerable Narcissism on Social Anxiety among Adolescents:The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity and Self-Esteem  

作　　者：Yuetan Wang Xianle Yan Lili Liu Xiran Lu Lan Luo Xiaobin Ding 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Behavioral and Mental Health of Gansu Province,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou,730070,China [2]School of Psychology,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou,730070,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》2024年第6期429-438,共10页国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）

基　　金：the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31960181,32360213 and 82260364).

摘　　要：Social anxiety (SA) is a prevalent mental health issue among adolescents, and vulnerable narcissism (VN) can exacerbate thiscondition. This study aims to investigate the impact of vulnerable narcissism on social anxiety in adolescents, specificallyfocusing on the mediating effects of self-concept clarity (SCC) and self-esteem (SE) in the relationship between vulnerablenarcissism and social anxiety. Through cluster sampling, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 982 students from threesecondary schools in two provinces. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results revealedthat there was a significant negative correlation between vulnerable narcissism and both self-concept clarity and self-esteem,while there was a significant positive correlation between vulnerable narcissism and social anxiety. Additionally, self-conceptclarity showed a significant positive correlation with self-esteem but had a negative correlation with social anxiety. Both selfconceptclarity and self-esteem played an intermediary role in the chain linking vulnerable narcissism to social anxiety. Thisstudy confirms the mediating role of both self-concept clarity and self-esteem in explaining how vulnerable narcissisminfluences social anxiety, providing valuable insights into its underlying mechanism.

关 键 词：Social anxiety vulnerable narcissism self-concept clarity SELF-ESTEEM ADOLESCENT 

分 类 号：B844.2[哲学宗教—发展与教育心理学]