The nonlinear association between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: an individual data meta-analysis.
Emanuel JaukLisa UlbrichPaul JorschickMichael HöflerScott Barry KaufmanPhilipp KanskePublished in: Journal of personality (2021)
Narcissistic vulnerability increases at high levels of grandiosity. Interpreted along Whole Trait Theory, the effects are thought to reflect state changes echoing in trait measures, and can help to link personality and clinical models.