Understanding defensive and secure in-group positivity: The role of collective narcissism

IF 10.1 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

European Review of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI:10.1080/10463283.2016.1252530

A. Cichocka

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Integrating psychoanalytic ideas of group idealisation with social identity and categorisation theories, this article discusses the distinction between secure and defensive in-group positivity. Narcissistic in-group positivity captures a belief in in-group greatness that is contingent on external validation. It reflects defensive in-group positivity, insofar as it stems from the frustration of individual needs, and predicts increased sensitivity to threats as well as undesirable consequences for out-groups and the in-group. Secure in-group positivity—that is, in-group positivity without the narcissistic component—is a confidently held positive evaluation of one’s in-group that is independent of the recognition of the group in the eyes of others. It stems from the satisfaction of individual needs, is resilient to threats and has positive consequences for the in-group and out-groups. I review evidence for these two distinct ways people relate to their social groups and discuss theoretical and practical implications for understanding intra- and intergroup relations.

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理解防御性和安全的群体积极性:集体自恋的作用

本文将群体理想化的精神分析思想与社会认同和分类理论相结合，讨论了安全与防御性群体内积极性的区别。自恋的群体内积极性体现了一种对群体内伟大的信念，这种信念取决于外部的认可。它反映了群体内的防御性积极性，因为它源于个人需求的挫折，并预示着对威胁的敏感度增加，以及对群体外和群体内的不良后果。安全的内群体积极性，也就是没有自恋成分的内群体积极性，是一种自信地对自己的内群体进行的积极评价，与他人对该群体的认可无关。它源于对个人需求的满足，对威胁有弹性，对群体内外都有积极的影响。我回顾了人们与他们的社会群体联系的这两种不同方式的证据，并讨论了理解群体内和群体间关系的理论和实践意义。

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European Review of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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15.30

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2.80%

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