Abstract

This study investigated how various factors of narcissism affected dating violence, and the effect of authoritarian personality between them. In particular, we examined how factors of narcissism affected three types of dating violence (physical, emotional, sexual) respectively, and the role of authoritarian personality between them. As a result, the higher the narcissism, the higher the authoritarian personality, and the more with the three types of dating violence. Among various factors of narcissism, Authority, Exhibitionism, and Entitlement affected physical violence respectively, and the mediation effect of authoritarian personality was significant. In addition, Self-sufficiency and Exhibitionism affected emotional violence respectively, and the mediation effect of authoritarian personality was also significant. Furthermore, Exhibitionism and Entitlement affected sexual violence respectively, and the mediation effect of authoritarian personality was significant. In conclusion, the study showed that different factors of narcissism affected three different types of dating violence, and the mediating role of authoritarian personality between narcissism and dating violence.