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Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism: Do they predict COVID-19 pandemic-related beliefs and behaviors?
Magdalena Zemojtel-Piotrowska (Zemojtel-Piotrowska, M.); Artur Sawicki (Sawicki, A.); Jarosław P. Piotrowski (Piotrowski, J.); Uri Lifshin (Lifshin, U.); Mabelle Kretchner (Kretchner, M.); John J. Skowronski (Skowronski, J. J.); Constantine Sedikides (Sedikides, C.); Peter K. Jonason (Jonason, P. K.); Mladen Adamovic (Adamovic, M.); Attiso M. G. Agada (Agada, A. M. G.); Oli Ahmed (Ahmed, O.); Laith Al-Shawaf (Al-Shawaf, L.); Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah (Appiah, S. C. Y.); Rahkman Ardi (Ardi, R.); Uzma Azam (Azam, U.); Zana Babakr (Babakr, Z.); Einar Baldvin Baldursson (Baldursson, E. B.); Sergiu Baltatescu (Baltatescu, S.); Tomasz Baran (Baran, T.); Konstantin Bochaver (Bochaver, K.); Aidos Bolatov (Bolatov, A.); Mario Bonato (Bonato, M.); Harshalini Yashita Bundhoo Poonoosamy (Bundhoo, H. Y.); Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon (Chaleeraktrakoon, T.); Phatthanakit Chobthamkit (Chobthamkit, P.); Richard G. Cowden (Cowden, R. G.); Victor Counted (Counted, V.); Gisela T. de Clunie (de Clunie, G.); Sonya Dragova-Koleva (Dragova-Koleva, S.); Carla Esteves (Esteves, C. S.); Valdiney Gouveia (Gouveia V. V.); Katherine Gundolf (Gundolf, K.); Salima Hamouda (Hamouda, S.); Carmen Haretche (Haretche, C.); Evelyn Hye Kyung Jeong (Jeong, E. H. K.); Dzintra Ilisko (Ilisko, D.); Najma Iqbal Malik (Malik, N. I.); John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta (Aruta, J. J. B.); Fanli Jia (Jia, F.); Veljko Jovanović (Jovanović, V.); Tomislav Jukić (Jukić, T.); Doroteja Pavan Jukić (Jukić, D. P.); Shanmukh Vasant Kamble (Kamble, S. V.); Narine Khachatryan (Khachatryan, N.); Martina Klicperova-Baker (Klicperova-Baker, M.); Christoph Kogler (Kogler, C.); Emil Knezović (Knezović, E.); Metodi Koralov (Koralov, M.); Monika Kovacs (Kovacs, M.); Walaa Labib M. Eldesoki (Eldesoki, W. L. M. ); Aitor Larzabal Fernandez (Larzabal Fernandez, A.); Kadi Liik (Liik, K.); Sadia Malik (Malik, S.); Karine Malysheva (Malysheva, K.); John Maltby (Maltby, J.); Agim Mamuti (Mamuti, A.); Jasmina Mangafic (Mangafic, J.); Chanki Moon (Moon, C.); Taciano L. Milfont (Milfont, T.); Stephan Muehlbacher (Muehlbacher, S.); Reza Najafi (Najafi, R.); Emrah Özsoy (Özsoy, E.); Joonha Park (Park, J.); Pablo Pérez de León (Pérez de León, P.); Iva Poláčková Šolcová (Šolcová, I. P.); Jano Ramos-Diaz (Ramos-Diaz, J.); Goran Ridic (Ridic, G.); Ognjen Riđić (Riđić, O.); Adil Samekin (Samekin, A.); Andrej Starc (Starc, A.); Delia Stefenel (Stefenel, D.); Kiêu Thi Thanh Trà (Trà, K. T. T.); Habib Tiliouine (Tiliouine, H.); Robert Tomsik (Tomsik, R.); Jorge Torres-Marín (Torres-Marín, J.); Charles S. Umeh (Umeh, C. S.); Eduardo Wills-Herrera (Wills-Herrera, E.); Anna Wlodarczyk (Wlodarczyk, A.); Zahir Vally (Vally, Z.); Christin-Melanie Vauclair (Vauclair, C.-M.); Illia I. Yahiiaiev (Yahiiaiev, I.); Somayeh Zand (Zand, S.); et al.
Journal Title
Journal of Research in Personality
Year (definitive publication)
2024
Language
English
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United States of America
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Abstract
In a multinational study (61 countries; N = 15,039), we examined how collective narcissists, both agentic (ACN) and communal (CCN), reacted cognitively (through endorsement of unfounded conspiracy and health beliefs) and behaviorally (via prevention, hoarding, and prosociality) to the pandemic. Higher ACN and CCN predicted greater endorsement of COVID-19 unfounded beliefs and higher likelihood of having recently engaged in pandemic-related prevention, hoarding, and prosociality. The predictive effects of ACN and CCN were independent, suggesting construct separability. Fear positively predicted endorsement of unfounded beliefs and behaviors, but the slope of that relation was flattened when ACN and CCN were particularly high. Finally, the relation between ACN or CCN and outcomes changed across countries varying in collective fear.
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Keywords
Collective narcissism,COVID-19,Unfounded beliefs,Prevention,Hoarding behavior,Prosociality
  • Psychology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
Funding Reference Funding Entity
0086/DIA/2017/46 Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland
20TTSH-070 RA Science Committee
LX22NPO5101 NPO “Systemic Risk Institute”
2019/35/B/HS6/00682 National Science Centre of Poland
PPN/ULM/2019/1/00019/U/00001 Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
2017/26/E/HS6/00282 National Science Centre of Poland