If you're looking for a narcissist, just ask.
That’s according to a new video produced by New York Magazine’s The Science of Us, based on publish research last year that suggested you only need to ask them upfront: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am a narcissist."
Apparently this question relies on the fact that a true narcissist will be unlikely to think of their narcissism as a bad thing.
In the study of over 2,000 people of all ages, participants were asked to rate themselves on a scale of 1 (not very true of me) to 7 (very true of me).
"People who are willing to admit they are more narcissistic than others probably actually are more narcissistic," said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and a professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University.
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This method takes up a lot less time than the 40 question Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which was developed by Robert Raskin and Howard Terry in 1979. Health news: in pictures
