The presence of 2 types of maladaptive narcissism—grandiose and vulnerable—was studied in a group of 23-year-olds and was related to the parenting styles of their mothers and their fathers when the 23-year-olds were 18. The role of the defense mechanism of identification was also studied. The findings showed that father's parenting style was related to the presence of grandiose narcissism at age 23, whereas mother's parenting style was related to vulnerable narcissism. In both cases, parenting involving responsiveness and permissiveness was related to lower narcissism scores, whereas authoritarian parenting was related to higher levels of narcissism, as was indifferent parenting on the part of the father. In addition, participant sex interacted with the defense of identification in predicting narcissism.