Communal narcissism and sadism as predictors of everyday vigilantism
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Chen, Fan Xuan
Ok, Ekin
Aquino, Karl
Abstract / Description
Vigilantes monitor their social environment for signs of wrongdoing and administer unauthorized punishment on those who they perceive to be violating laws, social norms, or moral standards. We investigated whether the willingness to become a vigilante can be predicted by grandiose self-perceptions about one’s communality (communal narcissism) and enjoyment of cruelty (sadism). As hypothesized, findings demonstrated both variables to be positively related to becoming a vigilante as measured by reports of past and anticipated vigilante behavior (Study 1) and by dispositional tendencies toward vigilantism (Studies 1 and 2). We also found communal narcissism and sadism predicted the perceived effectiveness of vigilante actions exhibited by others (Study 2) and the intention to engage in vigilantism after witnessing a norm violation (Study 3). Finally, Study 3 also demonstrated that the tendency for communal narcissists and sadists to become a vigilante might vary based on the expected consequences of the observed norm violation.
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punishment vigilantism communal narcissism, sadism, moralityPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2023-10-27
Journal title
Personality Science
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4
Article number
Article e10523
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Chen, F. X., Ok, E., & Aquino, K. (2023). Communal narcissism and sadism as predictors of everyday vigilantism. Personality Science, 4, Article e10523. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.10523
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Chen, Fan Xuan
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Ok, Ekin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Aquino, Karl
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Date of first publication2023-10-27
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Abstract / DescriptionVigilantes monitor their social environment for signs of wrongdoing and administer unauthorized punishment on those who they perceive to be violating laws, social norms, or moral standards. We investigated whether the willingness to become a vigilante can be predicted by grandiose self-perceptions about one’s communality (communal narcissism) and enjoyment of cruelty (sadism). As hypothesized, findings demonstrated both variables to be positively related to becoming a vigilante as measured by reports of past and anticipated vigilante behavior (Study 1) and by dispositional tendencies toward vigilantism (Studies 1 and 2). We also found communal narcissism and sadism predicted the perceived effectiveness of vigilante actions exhibited by others (Study 2) and the intention to engage in vigilantism after witnessing a norm violation (Study 3). Finally, Study 3 also demonstrated that the tendency for communal narcissists and sadists to become a vigilante might vary based on the expected consequences of the observed norm violation.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationChen, F. X., Ok, E., & Aquino, K. (2023). Communal narcissism and sadism as predictors of everyday vigilantism. Personality Science, 4, Article e10523. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.10523en_US
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ISSN2700-0710
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/9791
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.14332
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Keyword(s)punishmenten_US
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Keyword(s)vigilantismen_US
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Keyword(s)communal narcissism, sadism, moralityen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleCommunal narcissism and sadism as predictors of everyday vigilantismen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Article numberArticle e10523
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Journal titlePersonality Science
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Volume4
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