@article{GolecdeZavalaLantos, author = {Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka and Lantos, Dorottya}, title = {Collective Narcissism and Its Social Consequences: The Bad and the Ugly}, series = {Current Directions in Psychological Science, Association for Psychological Science, 2020, Vol. 29 (No. 3), pp. 273-278.}, journal = {Current Directions in Psychological Science, Association for Psychological Science, 2020, Vol. 29 (No. 3), pp. 273-278.}, abstract = {Collective narcissism is a belief that one's own group (the in-group) is exceptional but not sufficiently recognized by others. It is the form of "in-group love" robustly associated with "out-group hate." In contrast to private collective selfesteem (or in-group satisfaction, a belief that the in-group is of high value), it predicts prejudice, retaliatory intergroup aggression, and rejoicing in the suffering of other people. The pervasive association between collective narcissism and intergroup hostility is driven by a biased perception of the in-group as constantly threatened and out-groups as hostile and threatening. Collective narcissism is associated with hypersensitivity to provocation and the belief that only hostile revenge is a desirable and rewarding response. It arises when the traditional group-based hierarchies are challenged and empowers extremists as well as populist politicians. Instead of alleviating the sense of threat to one's self-importance, it refuels it. The association between collective narcissism and intergroup hostility is weakened by experiences that fortify emotional resilience (e.g., positive identification with a community).}, language = {en} } @article{GolecdeZavalaKeenan, author = {Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka and Keenan, Oliver}, title = {Collective narcissism as a framework for understanding populism}, series = {Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, Wiley Periodicals, 2020, pp. 1-11.}, journal = {Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, Wiley Periodicals, 2020, pp. 1-11.}, abstract = {Research on national collective narcissism, the belief and resentment that a nation's exceptionality is not sufficiently recognized by others, provides a theoretical framework for understanding the psychological motivations behind the support for right-wing populism. It bridges the findings regarding the economic and sociocultural conditions implicated in the rise of right-wing populism and the findings regarding leadership processes necessary for it to find its political expression. The conditions are interpreted as producing violations to established expectations regarding selfimportance via the gradual repeal of the traditional criteria by which members of hegemonic groups evaluated their self-worth. Populist leaders propagate a social identity organized around the collective narcissistic resentment, enhance it, and propose external explanations for frustration of self and in-group-importance. This garners them a committed followership. Research on collective narcissism indicates that distress resulting from violated expectations regarding self-importance stands behind collective narcissism and its narrow vision of >true< national identity (the people), rejection and hostility toward stigmatized in-group members and out-groups as well as the association between collective narcissism and conspiratorial thinking.}, language = {en} } @book{GolecdeZavala, author = {Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka}, title = {The Psychologx of Collective Narcissism. Insights from Social Identity Theory, London and New York (Routledge) 2024, 251 pp.}, abstract = {The Psychology of Collective Narcissism is a ground-breaking text that presents a new theory of collective narcissism, a belief that exaggerated greatness of one's own group should be but is not sufficiently appreciated by others. The book presents this concept against the background of social identity theory and research. It explores antecedent as well as social and political consequences of collective narcissism. The author discusses how this burgeoning theory and research can help to elucidate a wide range of psychological dynamics involved in pressing societal issues, such as the declining appeal of democracy, increasing populism, decreasing social solidarity, increasing societal polarization and prejudice, intergroup hostility and political violence, social inequality, and fake news and belief in conspiracy theories. Also referring to societal problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this highly topical work explores socially shared beliefs as risk factors when predicting responses to crises and highlights conditions in which collective narcissism can be expected. The author also reviews research on interventions reducing the link between collective narcissism, prejudice, and retaliatory intergroup hostility focusing on her recent research on mindfulness. This is a valuable read for academics and students in psychology and the social sciences, those interested in societal processes as well as professionals dealing with the impact of collective narcissism.}, language = {en} }