Ukraine appears in the list of countries included in an international study of narcissistic traits based on surveys in 53 countries, and ranks 34th out of 53 in terms of the integral indicator.
According to the materials, the study is based on surveys of more than 45,000 respondents from 53 countries and uses the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ) scale, which divides narcissism into two components – “admiration” (self-presentation, desire for recognition) and “rivalry” (devaluation of others, conflict).
The “bottom five” countries in terms of the total score were Serbia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
The “top five” countries, according to the sources, were Germany, Iraq, China, Nepal, and South Korea.
The United States, according to this data, ranked 16th out of 53.
According to the description of the methodology, the researchers used the NARQ questionnaire and separately analyzed the components of “admiration” and “rivalry,” then compared the average country values. Publications summarizing the results also note that this is not a measurement of the proportion of people with a clinical diagnosis, but a comparison of the average self-assessments of traits in the sample.
