Examination of the relationship of narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry levels with depression and anxiety levels in adult individuals

In this study, the relationship between adults' narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry levels and depression and anxiety levels was investigated. A total of 485 adults, 264 women (54.2%) and 223 men (45.8%), were included in the study. Independent two-sample t-test for comparison of scale and sub-dimension scores according to two-dimensional demographic variables; ANOVA test was used to compare the demographic variables with more than two dimensions. Pearson correlation analysis was used for the relationship between narcissistic rivalry and narcissistic admiration, and depression and anxiety levels. In the analyzes, the level of significance was accepted as 0.05 and the confidence interval as 95%. According to the findings, it has been determined that there is a very strong positive relationship between the narcissistic rivalry levels and the depression levels of the individuals, and a weak negative relationship between the individuals' narcissistic admiration levels and depression levels. In addition, it was determined that there was a very weak positive relationship between people's narcissistic rivalry levels and their anxiety levels, and a very weak negative relationship between people's narcissistic admiration levels and anxiety levels. It is thought that the information obtained may be useful in activities such as preventive mental health studies and psycho-educational studies in the fight against depression and anxiety.