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Author(s): | Cichocka, A. Marchlewska, M. Golec, A. Olechowski, M. |
Date: | 2016 |
Title: | 'They will not control us': ingroup positivity and belief in intergroup conspiracies |
Volume: | 107 |
Number: | 3 |
Pages: | 556 - 576 |
ISSN: | 0007-1269 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1111/bjop.12158 |
Keywords: | Collective narcissism Conspiracy beliefs Ingroup identification Threat |
Abstract: | This research examined the role of different forms of positive regard for the ingroup in predicting beliefs in intergroup conspiracies. Collective narcissism reflects a belief in ingroup greatness contingent on others' recognition. We hypothesized that collective narcissism should be especially likely to foster outgroup conspiracy beliefs. Non-narcissistic ingroup positivity, on the other hand, should predict a weaker tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. In Study 1, the endorsement of conspiratorial explanations of outgroup actions was positively predicted by collective narcissism but negatively by non-narcissistic ingroup positivity. Study 2 showed that the opposite effects of collective narcissism and non-narcissistic ingroup positivity on conspiracy beliefs were mediated via differential perceptions of threat. Study 3 manipulated whether conspiracy theories implicated ingroup or outgroup members. Collective narcissism predicted belief in outgroup conspiracies but not in ingroup conspiracies, while non-narcissistic ingroup positivity predicted lower conspiracy beliefs, regardless of them being ascribed to the ingroup or the outgroup. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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