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Scientific Reports
Year (definitive publication)
2024
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
A theoretical perspective on grandiose narcissism suggests four forms of it (sanctity, admiration, heroism, rivalry) and states that these forms conduce to different ways of thinking and acting. Guided by this perspective, we examined in a multinational and multicultural study (61 countries; N = 15,039) how narcissism forms are linked to cognitions and behaviors prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, differences in cognitions and behaviors across narcissism forms emerged. For example, higher narcissistic rivalry predicted lower likelihood of enactment of COVID-19 prevention behaviors, but higher narcissistic sanctity predicted higher likelihood of enactment of COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Further, whereas the heroism, admiration, and rivalry narcissism forms acted in a typically antisocial manner, with high narcissism predicting greater endorsement of unfounded health beliefs, the sanctity form acted in a prosocial manner, with higher narcissism being linked to lower endorsement of unfounded COVID-19 health beliefs. Thus, the findings (a) support the idea of four narcissism forms acting differently, and (b) show that these differences reflect a double-edged sword, sometimes linking to an anti-social orientation, and sometimes linking to a pro-social orientation.
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- Other Natural Sciences - Natural Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| 20TTSH-070 | RA Science Committee |
| 2017/26/E/HS6/00282 | National Science Centre, Poland |
| 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 |
| 0086/DIA/2017/46 | Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland |
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