Understanding defensive and secure in-group positivity: The role of collective narcissism

On Self–Love and Outgroup Hate: Opposite Effects of Narcissism on Prejudice via Social Dominance Orientation and Right–Wing Authoritarianism

“…Nevertheless, partialling makes real‐life applications more challenging. For example, narcissism and self‐esteem often co‐vary, and, therefore, it might be difficult to identify individuals with high narcissism but low self‐esteem (for a similar discussion see Stoeber, Kobori, & Brown, in the context of perfectionism, and see Cichocka, ; Cichocka et al, in press in the context of narcissistic and non‐narcissistic in‐group positivity). Thus, future studies should aim to develop tools that would capture the concepts more directly, without the need to co‐vary their shared variance.…”

Populism as Identity Politics

“…Yet, it is a broader construct (it can be used in relation to national but also other social groups) and captures a concern with protecting the in-group's image, rather than the need for dominance characteristic for nationalism (Kosterman & Feshbach, 1989 Overall, our results might at least partially explain why populism is often linked to prejudicial attitudes and behaviors. Research demonstrates that both group relative deprivation (e.g., Pettigrew & Meertens, 1995) and collective narcissism (see Cichocka, 2016 for a review) tend to predict negative intergroup attitudes. At the same time, research…”

Too great to act in solidarity: The negative relationship between collective narcissism and solidarity‐based collective action

“…Collective narcissism—an unrealistic belief in in‐group’s greatness contingent on an external validation (Golec de Zavala, Cichocka, Eidelson, & Jayawickreme, ; see also Lyons, Kenworthy, & Popan, )—should be a negative predictor of high‐status group members’ engagement in solidarity with the disadvantaged. Conversely, secure in‐group identification (i.e., in‐group positivity free of the narcissistic component; Cichocka, ) should not have this detrimental effect. In what follows, we elaborate on the benefits of distinguishing the two modes of in‐group positivity in the context of solidarity‐based collective action, explain why collective narcissism should impede this type of engagement, and present the results of three studies that lend support to our theorizing.…”

“…We propose that the reason for this variability lies in the failure to distinguish between distinct shades of in‐group positivity. Specifically, we contend that differentiating between its narcissistic and secure modes (Cichocka, ) would elucidate when identification with a high‐status in‐group thwarts the willingness to support disadvantaged out‐groups.…”

“…Collective narcissism and secure in‐group identification were demonstrated to differ in terms of antecedents and outcomes (for a review, see Cichocka, ). As shown recently (Cichocka, Golec de Zavala et al, ; Marchlewska, Cichocka, Panayiotou, Castellanos, & Batayneh, ), collective narcissists and secure identifiers cherish their group membership for different reasons.…”