The Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS) is a self-report measure of covert narcissism. It was developed by Holly M. Hendin and Jonathan M. Cheek in 1997.Hendin, Holly M., and Jonathan M. Cheek. "Assessing hypersensitive narcissism: A reexamination of Murray's Narcism Scale." Journal of Research in Personality 31.4 (1997): 588-599. It consists of ten items rated on a five-point scale.
It has a near zero correlation with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures overt narcissism.
The unidimensionality of the HSNS has been questioned.Eamonn Patrick Arble. "Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale: Implications for the Distinction of Covert and Overt Narcissism".
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