Correlates of Narcissistic Personality Disorder Among Married Couples in Ika North East Local Government Area

The study investigated correlates of narcissistic personality disorder among married couples in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted correlational research designs with a population of 2,750 married couples. The sample size of 183 married couples is used for the study. The researchers used multi-stage sampling procedure. Four instruments used for gathering data are, Self-Worth Scale (SWS), Sexual Intimacy Scale (SIS), Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS) and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Scale (NPDS). For the face and content validity of the instruments, two copies each with the aim/objectives, research questions and hypothesis were given to two experts. To ensure the reliability of the instruments Cronbach alpha (a) technique was used to obtained the coefficients of 0.93, 0.78, 0.73 and 0.79 respectively. The coefficient values obtained reflect high internal consistency. Research question 1-3 were answered using simple regression while research question 4 were answered using multiple regression. Also hypotheses 1-3 were tested using t-test associated with simple regression while hypotheses 4 is tested using ANOVA associated with multiple regression. However, all the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that Self-worth, sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction are jointly and independently related to narcissistic personality disorder among married couples in Ika North East Local Government Area. Thank researchers therefore recommend that government health agencies and partners should strengthen mental health services at the community level to enable early detection and proper management of personality disorders and associated conditions like depression, anxiety and substance use