Examining Simple & Multiple Relationships of Attachment Styles & Early Trauma with Narcissistic Personality in University Students

According to the high prevalence of narcissistic personality between normal population, Therefore, this study was conduct to found out the simple and multiple relationships of attachment styles and early traumas with narcissism personality in university students. The statistical society of current research included all of Shahid Chamran university students. To perform this research, 314 students (159 female, 155 male) were selected by multistage randomly sampling method and complete narcissism personality inventory 16 items (Ames & et al, 2006), Adult attachment styles (Simpson, 1990) and early trauma inventory (Mehrabizade, 2010). The data of questionnaire were analyzed by multiple regression in Stepwise and Enter style. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that 66 percent narcissism personality variance in students was explained by attachment styles and early traumas. Also early trauma, avoidant and secure attachment emerged as the strongest predictors of narcissism personality in students.