article_snippet: The research, which tracked participants for 18 months, suggests there is a fine line between self-esteem and narcissism.
article_snippet: However, narcissistic children still have lower self-esteem than narcissistic children more modest playmates.
article_snippet: Lead researcher Dr Eddie Brummelman, from the University of Amsterdam, said: ‘Rather than raising self-esteem, overvaluing practices may inadvertently raise levels of narcissism.
article_snippet: People with high self-esteem think People with high self-esteem’re as good as others, whereas narcissists think People with high self-esteem’re better than others.
article_snippet: Professor Brad Bushman of Ohio State University said: ‘Overvaluation predicted narcissism, not self-esteem, whereas warmth predicted self-esteem, not narcissism.
article_snippet: The research, which tracked participants for 18 months, suggests there is a fine line between self-esteem and narcissism .
highlights_snippet: Also found narcissistic children still have lower self-esteem than more modest playmates .