The relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion: The mediating role of intergroup threat and social distance
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Hadarics, Márton
Szabó, Zsolt Péter
Kende, Anna
Abstract / Description
In our study, we investigated the relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion. Since collective narcissists are motivated to see their group as unique and superior, and tend to show hostility towards outgroups threatening this presumed superiority, we hypothesized that perceived intergroup threat and social distance can mediate the relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion. We tested this assumption in two intergroup contexts by investigating the beliefs of members of the Hungarian majority population about Muslim immigrants and Roma people. Our results showed that collective narcissism had a positive indirect effect on group-based moral exclusion in the case of both outgroups. Furthermore, both threat and social distance were significant mediators in the case of Muslim immigrants, but mostly social distance mediated the indirect effect of collective narcissism on moral exclusion of the Roma. These results indicate that collective narcissists tend to rationalize their intergroup hostility by the mechanism of motivated moral exclusion, and to find suitable justifications for doing so.
Keyword(s)
collective narcissism moral exclusion intergroup threat social distance Muslims Roma peoplePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-12-09
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
8
Issue
2
Page numbers
788–804
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Hadarics, M., Szabó, Z. P., & Kende, A. (2020). The relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion: The mediating role of intergroup threat and social distance. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(2), 788-804. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1178
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hadarics, Márton
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Szabó, Zsolt Péter
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kende, Anna
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Date of first publication2020-12-09
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Abstract / DescriptionIn our study, we investigated the relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion. Since collective narcissists are motivated to see their group as unique and superior, and tend to show hostility towards outgroups threatening this presumed superiority, we hypothesized that perceived intergroup threat and social distance can mediate the relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion. We tested this assumption in two intergroup contexts by investigating the beliefs of members of the Hungarian majority population about Muslim immigrants and Roma people. Our results showed that collective narcissism had a positive indirect effect on group-based moral exclusion in the case of both outgroups. Furthermore, both threat and social distance were significant mediators in the case of Muslim immigrants, but mostly social distance mediated the indirect effect of collective narcissism on moral exclusion of the Roma. These results indicate that collective narcissists tend to rationalize their intergroup hostility by the mechanism of motivated moral exclusion, and to find suitable justifications for doing so.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationHadarics, M., Szabó, Z. P., & Kende, A. (2020). The relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion: The mediating role of intergroup threat and social distance. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(2), 788-804. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1178en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5633
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6237
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i2.1178
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4352
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Keyword(s)collective narcissismen_US
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Keyword(s)moral exclusionen_US
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Keyword(s)intergroup threaten_US
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Keyword(s)social distanceen_US
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Keyword(s)Muslimsen_US
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Keyword(s)Roma peopleen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe relationship between collective narcissism and group-based moral exclusion: The mediating role of intergroup threat and social distanceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers788–804
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Volume8
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US