DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18484444
title: lightweight-nsm-v2

description: # Lightweight NSM: Narcissism Detection Dataset and Evaluation Results (Version 2.0)

## Description

This dataset contains 2,000 annotated social media posts from Mastodon used to train and evaluate the Lightweight NSM (Narcissism Social Media) classifier. Posts were collected from two hashtags (#selfie and #selfportrait) and annotated using the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition) clinical framework for Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

**Version 2.0 Updates:**- **Full anonymization**: All personally identifiable information (usernames, URLs, @mentions, image URLs) has been removed to ensure GDPR compliance and protect participant privacy- **Enhanced methodology documentation**: Added detailed description of data cleaning process (40,021 → ~14,000 posts) and stratified random sampling method (1,000 posts per hashtag)- **CSV format added**: Included CSV version of dataset for easy browser preview in Zenodo (JSON files >1MB cannot be previewed)

## Dataset Summary

- **Total posts**: 2,000 (1,000 per hashtag)- **Narcissistic posts**: 330 (16.5%)- **Non-narcissistic posts**: 1,670 (83.5%)- **Collection period**: November-December 2025- **Platform**: Mastodon (7 major instances)- **Annotation method**: GPT-4.1-mini with DSM-5 criteria (≥2 criteria threshold)- **Model performance**: F1-score 0.69 (narcissistic class), Accuracy 0.84

## Key Finding

Posts tagged with #selfie exhibit a **7.5-fold higher narcissism rate** (29.1%) compared to #selfportrait posts (3.9%), suggesting distinct psychological motivations between validation-seeking and artistic self-expression.

## Files Included

### Underlying Data1. **mastodon_2000_annotated_anonymized.json** (1.5 MB) - Complete anonymized annotated dataset with DSM-5 labels (Note: Zenodo does not provide browser preview for large JSON files, but file is fully downloadable)2. **annotated_dataset_2000_posts_anonymized.csv** (663 KB) - Same dataset in CSV format for easy browser preview3. **evaluation_results.csv** (187 bytes) - Model performance metrics (F1, precision, recall, accuracy)

### Extended Data4. **confusion_matrix.png** (25 KB) - Confusion matrix visualization (test set N=400)5. **feature_importance_top20.png** (35 KB) - Top 20 most important features for classification6. **annotation_prompt_gpt4.txt** (4.6 KB) - GPT-4.1-mini annotation prompt with DSM-5 criteria definitions7. **data_collection_methodology.pdf** (370 KB) - Comprehensive 12-page methodology documentation including data collection, cleaning, sampling, annotation, and model training procedures8. **README.md** (8.8 KB) - Dataset documentation and usage instructions

## Source Code

The complete source code for data collection, preprocessing, annotation, and model training is available on GitLab:

**Repository**: https://gitlab.com/aleksandra.ata/lightweight-nsm  **License**: Apache 2.0

Includes:- `Mastodon_Scraper_MultiHashtag_Top50K.ipynb` - Data collection from Mastodon API- `preprocessing_pipeline_FIXED.ipynb` - Data cleaning and stratified sampling- `training_evaluation_pipeline.ipynb` - Model training and evaluation- `best_model.pkl` - Pre-trained Logistic Regression classifier

## Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite:

```Ata, A., & Kozak, K. (2026). Lightweight NSM: Narcissism Detection Dataset and Evaluation Results (Version 2.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18484444```

## Related Publication

This dataset supports the research article:

> Ata, A., & Kozak, K. (2026). Lightweight NSM: A Clinical-Linguistic Approach to Narcissism Detection on Social Media. *Open Research Europe* (under review).

## Ethics and Privacy

- All data was collected from publicly available Mastodon posts using the platform's official API- No private or protected content was accessed- **Full anonymization applied**: All usernames, profile URLs, @mentions, image URLs, and location markers have been removed- Posts are identified only by anonymous numerical IDs (anon_XXXXXX)- Research conducted in accordance with GDPR Article 89 and EU Horizon Europe ethical guidelines- Informed consent waived as data was publicly posted and fully anonymized prior to publication

## Funding

This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101095654 (Trustworthy Hybrid Cognitive Systems - THCS).

## Contact

For questions or data removal requests:

**Aleksandra Ata**  Email: aleksandra.ata@dsw.edu.pl  Affiliation: DSW University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw, Poland

## License

This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0).

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**Keywords**: narcissism, social media, Mastodon, DSM-5, natural language processing, personality detection, clinical linguistics, mental health, text classification, logistic regression