What is the relationship between facets of narcissism and women's body image?

Studies that have implicated facets of narcissism in women's body image have not differentiated between normal and pathological forms of narcissism. To rectify this omission, 404 British women completed measures of narcissism (normal and pathological, vulnerable and grandiose), drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and actual-ideal weight discrepancy. Multiple regressions indicated that pathological forms of narcissism, but not normal narcissism, significantly predicted negative body image. In addition, facets of pathological narcissism and normal-vulnerable narcissism significantly predicted weight discrepancy. Our findings suggest that, when measured concurrently, pathological but not normal narcissism is associated with negative body image.