%0 Journal Article %A Yazdanpanah Samani, Roshanak %A Chalabianloo, Gholamreza %T THE ROLE OF TEMPERAMENT – CHARACTER DIMENSIONS AND BRAIN – BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS IN PREDICTING NARCISSISTIC AND HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS %J Studies in Medical Sciences %V 27 %N 9 %U http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-3421-en.html %R %D 2016 %K KeyWords: Temperament, character, Brain – Behavioral Systems, Narcissistic Personality, Students, Girls., %X Background & Aims: The increased prevalence of Narcissistic personality and development of psychobiological approaches in recent decades has led to a shift in prevention and treatment of this disorder. So, current research is aimed at determining the role of temperament-character dimensions and brain-behavioral systems in predicting narcissistic personality characteristics. Materials & Methods: This correlational descriptive study used simple random sampling method and included 368 female students of Urmia University dormitories in 2015. The study tools were Carver & White Behavioral Activation System / Behavioral Inhibition System Scale, Temperament-Character Inventory (TCI 125) and Ames Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI – 16). Statistical tests including descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient and regression equation were applied to analyze data with SPSS software version 22. Results: There was a significant correlation between narcissistic and temperament, all four dimensions (NS, HA, RD & P), two dimensions of Character (ST & CO) (p<0.01), and two subscales of BAS (RR, FS &) (p<0.05). Regression of narcissistic personality characteristics would be predicted by 8 variables. Conclusion: Narcissistic personality characteristics would be predicted by 6 variables of temperament and character dimensions and two variables of brain-behavioral systems. SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2016: 27(9): 800 ISSN: 1027-3727 %> http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-3421-en.pdf %P 791-800 %& 791 %! %9 Research %L A-10-2543-1 %+ , Shahid Madani University, East Azarbayjan, Iran %G eng %@ 2717-008X %[ 2016