Form: Grandiose Narcissism Scale, GNS

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Slightly disagree
4 – Slightly agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
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2
3
4
5
6
1
I like to be in charge of things.
2
I lead rather than follow.
3
I naturally take charge in situations.
4
I have a take charge personality.
5
I am a natural born leader.
6
I don't rely on other people to get things done.
7
When something needs to be done, I do it on my own.
8
I get irritated when I have to depend on other people.
9
I don't like to depend on other people to do things.
10
I like to do things on my own.
11
I'm more talented than most other people.
12
I'm better than other people at most things.
13
If it's just me versus another person, I almost always win.
14
I have more going for me than most people.
15
I care about how good I look.
16
I try to look as attractive as possible when I leave the house.
17
Looking good is important to feeling good.
18
My looks are important to me.
19
I think it's important to look as good as possible.
20
I do things that grab people's attention.
21
I do things that get people to notice me.
22
I make myself the center of attention.
23
I can be a showoff.
24
I do things to get attention.
25
I expect to be treated better than average.
26
The level of treatment I expect is higher than what most other people expect.
27
I deserve to get what I want.
28
I deserve more out of life than other people.
29
I'll do whatever it takes to get ahead, even if it means some people get hurt.
30
If I have to take advantage of somebody to get what I want, so be it.
31
I can be pretty manipulative.
32
I'm willing to manipulate others to get what I want.
33
I've been known to use people to get what I want.

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The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.