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ERIC Number: EJ1205240
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
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Understanding Academic Entitlement: Gender Classification, Self-Esteem, and Covert Narcissism
Whatley, Mark A.; Wasieleski, David T.; Breneiser, Jennifer E.; Wood, Meagan M.
Educational Research Quarterly, v42 n3 p49-70 Mar 2019
Academic entitlement (AE) refers to a personality characteristic reflecting the degree to which students believe they have a right to special treatment within the classroom even though it may be undeserved. The construct has been linked to narcissism (Wasieleski, Whatley, Briihl, & Branscome, 2014). The present study investigated how self-reported gender classifications, GPA, and self-esteem relate to the academic narcissism subscale of the Academic Entitlement Scale (AES: Wasieleski et al., 2014). Subjects were 418 undergraduate students from the University of Alabama. Results indicated that biological males reported higher levels of academic narcissism, which is consistent with previous research. Surprisingly, subjects classified as undifferentiated reported higher levels of academic narcissism than masculine, feminine, or androgynous individuals. In addition, masculine and androgynous individuals exhibited higher levels of self-esteem. Results provide further validation of the AES and its potential utility for student services. Implications for using identified gender classification when researching selfesteem and narcissism are discussed.
Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama
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