The Influence of Covert Narcissism and Self Control on the Daily Stresses of School-age Boys and Girls
Ha Young Min
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of covert narcissism and self control on the daily stresses encountered by school-age boys and girls. The subjects were 517 ch.ildren who attended in elementary schools in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. Self reporting questionnaires were used to investigate covert narcissism, self control and daily stresses. TIle data thus collected were analyzed by means of Pearson`s correlation, multiple regression, using SPSS Win 19.0. TIle results are as follows. (I) In tenn of daily stresses, the regression findings indicated the main effect of covert narcissism and self control. Daily stresses increased as school-age boys` and girls` coven narcissism increased or their self control decreased. (2) Coven narcissism influenced mote on daily stresses than self control did for both boys and girls. (3) There were significant interactions between school - age girls` covert narcissism and self control in tenn of daily stresses.