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narcissistic personality inventory

Why is being self sufficient being narcissistic?

This test is a reflection of attitudes. The self sufficiency component is based on the attitude that you do not need others to meet your needs, which is, inherently, a narcissistic attitude.
 
Some of these choices are weird. They go to pretty big extremes on both ends.

Your Total: 9

Between 12 and 15 is average.
Celebrities often score closer to 18.
Narcissists score over 20.​

Authority: 2.00
Self-Sufficiency: 4.00
Superiority: 0.00
Exhibitionism: 0.00
Exploitativeness: 3.00
Vanity: 0.00
Entitlement: 0.00​

This test is a reflection of attitudes. The self sufficiency component is based on the attitude that you do not need others to meet your needs, which is, inherently, a narcissistic attitude.

Yeah that's why they're scoring it, but self-sufficiency can also mean you don't want to trouble others all the time either.