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Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism: Do they predict COVID-19 pandemic-related beliefs and behaviors?
Journal Title
Journal of Research in Personality
Year (definitive publication)
2024
Language
English
Country
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
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- 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 |
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