So different yet so alike? Political collective narcissism predicts blatant dehumanization of political outgroups among conservatives and liberals.

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

British Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-09-26 DOI:10.1111/bjso.12803

Marta Marchlewska,Paulina Górska,Wojciech Podsiadłowski,Marta Rogoza,Dagmara Szczepańska

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Abstract

Previous research found that political polarization goes hand in hand with being strongly identified with a political ingroup. In this research, we assumed this should be the case only among those who identify with their political ingroup in a narcissistic way (stemming from frustrated needs and predicting outgroup hostility). This hypothesis was tested in one experimental (Study 4, n = 525) and three cross-sectional (Study 1, n = 320; Study 2, n = 316; Study 3, n = 500) studies conducted among American and Polish participants. In all studies, we found a consistent positive link between political narcissism, but not political identification, and the blatant dehumanization of political outgroups. This relationship held over and above metadehumanization, measured in Studies 2 and 3. In Studies 3 and 4, we additionally found that political narcissism may also predict aggressive inclinations towards political outgroups, measured with the voodoo doll task. These findings suggest that differentiation between political narcissism and political identification may help to better understand the psychological underpinnings of political polarization.

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如此不同却又如此相似？政治集体自恋预示着保守派和自由派对政治异类的公然非人化。

以往的研究发现，政治两极化与强烈认同政治内群体是相辅相成的。在本研究中，我们假定只有那些以自恋的方式认同其政治内群体的人（源于受挫的需求并预示着外群体的敌意）才会出现这种情况。我们在一项实验研究（研究 4，n = 525）和三项横断面研究（研究 1，n = 320；研究 2，n = 316；研究 3，n = 500）中对这一假设进行了验证，研究对象分别是美国和波兰的参与者。在所有研究中，我们发现政治自恋（而非政治认同）与政治外群体的公然非人化之间存在一致的正向联系。在研究 2 和研究 3 中，这种关系超越了元人性化的测量。在研究 3 和研究 4 中，我们还发现政治自恋还可能预示着对政治外群体的攻击性倾向（通过巫毒娃娃任务进行测量）。这些发现表明，区分政治自恋和政治认同可能有助于更好地理解政治两极化的心理基础。

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British Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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