Abstract
This study examined developmental changes in the narcissistic tendency in women by two questionnaires. The first questionnaire was given to 235 women in pregnancy (P group) and the second to 49 women in confinement (C group) who were randomly chosen from among the 235 women surveyed first. Women when pregnant were more sensitive and more narcissistic compared with when not pregnant. The narcissistic tendency associated with Exhibition found for adolescent non-pregnant women (Hosoi, 1978a) was also found for the women in pregnancy, with addition of association with Ego Ideal. They were also concerned with themselves more than their fetus.
