Title Narcisistinių asmenybių santykio su autoritetu patyrimas: kokybinė analizė /
Translation of Title Experience of relationship with authority of narcissistic personalities: qualitative analysis.
Authors Petronytė-Kvedarauskienė, Dovilė ; Gudaitė, Gražina
DOI 10.5200/sm-hs.2018.007
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Is Part of Sveikatos mokslai.. Vilnius : Sveikatos mokslai. 2018, t. 28, nr. 1, p. 40-46.. ISSN 1392-6373. eISSN 2335-867X
Keywords [eng] authority ; relationship with authority ; narcissism ; narcissistic personality ; narcissistic difficulties
Abstract [eng] Relationship with authority is an important psychosocial factor which forms the foundations of an individual’s identity and selfworth. It influences functioning of social groups and of the whole society. Unsuccessful relations with the first authorities in childhood can result in narcissistic difficulties of a person. Relationship with authority of Lithuanian people was disturbed by authoritarian regime which the country has endured. Negative consequences of the regime have spread through several generations. Awareness of the difficulties in relationship with authority and restoration of constructive relationship with authority are the urgent tasks while striving for the psychological and social welfare of nowadays Lithuanian people. The aim of our research was to investigate experience of relationship with authority of narcissistic personalities. We sought to reveal difficulties in this relationship and the expectations for changes of participants of the research. 12 adult persons participated in the research. Semi structured interviews were conducted. Data was analyzed by means of qualitative thematic analysis. The results of the research show that the informants experience authorities as judging and prone to abuse their power. The participants of the research feel dependent on authorities and encounter difficulties separating from them. The troubles of integrating many-sidedness of authority show up. The informants express a requirement of perfection with regard to authority. The informants want to be able to choose authority by themselves. They indicate the need for accepting and egalitarian relation with authority. The participants of the research seek for the authority who could be a reliable guide for them. They are eager to form constructive relationship with such an authority.
Published Vilnius : Sveikatos mokslai
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2018