FFNI Shortform PDF

FFNI-Short Form
This questionnaire contains 60 items. Each item is scored on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 = the
statement is false or that you strongly disagree; 2 = the statement is mostly false or you
disagree; 3 = the statement is about equally true or false, you cannot decide, or you are neutral
on the statement; 4 = the statement is mostly true or you agree; and 5 = the statement is
definitely true or you strongly agree. Please read each item carefully and provide your answer
that best corresponds to your agreement or disagreement. There are no right or wrong answers.
Describe yourself honestly and state your opinions as accurately as possible.
Disagree Disagree Neither agree Agree Agree

strongly a little nor disagree a little strongly
1 2 3 4 5
1. I am extremely ambitious.
2. Others say I brag too much, but everything I say is true.
3. Leadership comes easy for me.
4. When someone does something nice for me, I wonder what they want from me.
5. I deserve to receive special treatment.
6. I get lots of enjoyment from entertaining others.
7. It’s fine to take advantage of persons to get ahead.
8. I often fantasize about someday being famous.
9. When people judge me, I just don’t care.
10. I don’t worry about others’ needs.
11. I’m pretty good at manipulating people.
12. I often feel as if I need compliments from others in order to be sure of myself.
13. I hate being criticized so much that I can’t control my temper when it happens.
14. When I realize I have failed at something, I feel humiliated.
15. I will try almost anything to get my “thrills”.
16. I have a tremendous drive to succeed.
17. I only associate with people of my caliber.
18. I am comfortable taking on positions of authority.
19. I trust that other people will be honest with me.
20. I don’t think the rules apply to me as much as they apply to others.
21. I like being noticed by others.
22. I will use persons as tools to advance myself.
1 2 3 4 5
23. I often fantasize about having lots of success and power.

24. I don’t really care what others think of me.
25. I don’t generally pay much attention to the woes of others.
26. I can maneuver people into doing things.
27. I am stable in my sense of self.
28. I have at times gone into a rage when not treated rightly.
29. I feel awful when I get put down in front of others.
30. I am a bit of a daredevil.
31. I aspire for greatness.
32. I do not waste my time hanging out with people who are beneath me.
33. Persons generally follow my lead and authority.
34. I’m slow to trust people.
35. It may seem unfair, but I deserve extra (i.e., attention, privileges, rewards).
36. I like being the most popular person at a party.
37. Sometimes to succeed you need to use other people.
38. I rarely fantasize about becoming famously successful.
39. I’m pretty indifferent to the criticism of others.
40. I’m not big on feelings of sympathy.
41. I can talk my way into and out of anything.
42. I feel very insecure about whether I will achieve much in life.
43. It really makes me angry when I don’t get what I deserve.
44. I feel ashamed when people judge me.
45. I would risk injury to do something exciting.
46. I am driven to succeed.
47. I am a superior person.
48. I tend to take charge of most situations.
49. I often think that others aren’t telling me the whole truth.
50. I believe I am entitled to special accommodations.
51. I love to entertain people.
52. I’m willing to exploit others to further my own goals.
1 2 3 4 5
53. Someday I believe that most people will know my name.

54. Others’ opinions of me are of little concern to me.
55. I don’t get upset by the suffering of others.
56. It is easy to get people to do what I want.
57. I wish I didn’t care so much about what others think of me.
58. I feel enraged when people disrespect me.
59. I feel foolish when I make a mistake in front of others.
60. I like doing things that are risky or dangerous.
FFNI-SF Scoring Instructions
Acclaim-Seeking= 1, 16, 31, 46
Arrogance= 2, 17, 32, 47
Authoritativeness= 3, 18, 33, 48
Distrust= 4, 19r, 34, 49
Entitlement= 5, 20, 35, 50
Exhibitionism= 6, 21, 36, 51
Exploitativeness= 7, 22, 37, 52
Grandiose Fantasies= 8, 23, 38r, 53
Indifference= 9, 24, 39, 54
Lack of Empathy= 10, 25, 40, 55
Manipulativeness= 11, 26, 41, 56
Need for Admiration= 12, 27r, 42, 57
Reactive Anger = 13, 28, 43, 58
Shame= 14, 29, 44, 59
Thrill-Seeking=15, 30, 45, 60
Total Score = sum of all facets.
Vulnerable Narcissism = sum of Reactive Anger, Shame, Need for Admiration, and Distrust.
Grandiose Narcissism = sum of Indifference, Exhibitionism, Authoritativeness, Grandiose

Fantasies, Manipulativeness, Exploitativeness, Entitlement, Lack of Empathy, Arrogance,
Acclaim Seeking, and Thrill Seeking.
FFNI factors (Miller et al., 2014):
FFNI Antagonism = sum of Manipulativeness, Exploitativeness, Entitlement, Lack of Empathy,

Arrogance, Reactive Anger, Distrust, and Thrill Seeking.
FFNI Extraversion = Acclaim Seeking, Authoritativeness, Grandiose Fantasies, and
Exhibitionism
FFNI Neuroticism = sum of Shame, Indifference (Reversed), and Need for Admiration
Citations
Glover, N., Miller, J. D., Lynam, D. R., Crego, C., & Widiger, T. A. (2012). The five-factor
narcissism inventory: A five factor measure of narcissistic personality traits. Journal of
Personality Assessment, 94, 500-512.
Lynam, D. R., Sherman, E., Few, L. R., & Miller, J. D. (2014). Development of a Short Form of
the Five Factor Narcissism Inventory. Manuscript in preparation.
Miller, J. D., Few, L. R., Wilson, L., Gentile, B., Widiger, T. A., MacKillop, J., Campbell,
W. K. (2013). The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI): A test of the convergent,
discriminant, and incremental validity of FFNI scores in clinical and community
samples. Psychological Assessment, 25, 748-758.
Miller, J. D., Gentile, B., & Campbell, W. K. (2013). A test of the construct validity of the
Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 95, 377-387.
Miller, J. D., McCain, J. L., Few, L. R., Crego, C., Lynam, D. R., Widiger, T. A., & Campbell,
W. K. (2014). Thinking structurally: A test of the factor structure of the Five-Factor
Narcissism Inventory. Manuscript under review.
Miller, J. D., *McCain, J., Lynam, D. R., *Few, L. R., *Gentile, B., MacKillop, J., & Campbell,
W. K. (in press). A comparison of the criterion validity of popular measures of narcissism
and narcissistic personality disorder via the use of expert ratings. Psychological Assessment.

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Disagree Disagree Neither agree Agree Agree

23. I often fantasize about having lots of success and power.

53. Someday I believe that most people will know my name.

Acclaim-Seeking= 1, 16, 31, 46

Arrogance= 2, 17, 32, 47

Authoritativeness= 3, 18, 33, 48

Distrust= 4, 19r, 34, 49

Entitlement= 5, 20, 35, 50

Exhibitionism= 6, 21, 36, 51

Exploitativeness= 7, 22, 37, 52

Grandiose Fantasies= 8, 23, 38r, 53

Indifference= 9, 24, 39, 54

Lack of Empathy= 10, 25, 40, 55

Manipulativeness= 11, 26, 41, 56

Need for Admiration= 12, 27r, 42, 57

Reactive Anger = 13, 28, 43, 58

Shame= 14, 29, 44, 59

Thrill-Seeking=15, 30, 45, 60

Total Score = sum of all facets.

Grandiose Narcissism = sum of Indifference, Exhibitionism, Authoritativeness, Grandiose

FFNI factors (Miller et al., 2014):

FFNI Antagonism = sum of Manipulativeness, Exploitativeness, Entitlement, Lack of Empathy,

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