Research measure guide
Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS)
Understand what the HSNS explores about sensitivity and self-focus, and how it differs from the assessments available here.
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This page explains the HSNS; it does not administer that questionnaire. Our working deeper assessment uses the published 60-item FFNI-SF, which explores 15 facets including need for admiration, shame, and reactions to criticism. It is a different research tool with its own scores and a complete personal report.
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- Number of items
- 10
- Response range
- 1–5 per item
- Total score range
- 10–50
- Published structure
- One total score
The published method adds ten responses to produce a raw score from 10 to 50. Higher totals represent greater endorsement of the tendencies measured by this research scale.
The original study did not establish this site's former five dimensions, percentage score, or four severity bands. The HSNS is a personality research measure and does not diagnose narcissistic personality disorder.
Research limitations
- The original samples were primarily college students.
- A raw score is not a clinical cutoff or a measure of personal worth.
- NPI-16 and HSNS scores must not be combined into an NPD risk score.
Source
Method details are based on Hendin and Cheek's original HSNS research. Review the source publication and DOI 10.1006/jrpe.1997.2204.
Availability and privacy
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