Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of rejection sensitivity and unconditional self-acceptance between covert narcissism and interpersonal competence in college students. For the study, an self-report survey consisting of Covert Narcissism Scale, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale and Interpersonal Competence in Peer Relationship was conducted on 483 university students. The results were as follows: First, covert narcissism has a negative correlation with interpersonal competence, and unconditional self-acceptance and has a positive correlation with rejection sensitivity. Second, it was found that rejection sensitivity and unconditional self-acceptance mediated the relationship between covert narcissism and interpersonal competence. The limitation of the study was also discussed along with suggestions for the future research.
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