Naslov
Living in a perfect country: Collective narcissism, cognitive reflection and closed-mindedness in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, and Denmark

Autori
Pavlović, Tomislav ; Maglić, Marina ; Franc, Renata

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
XXIX Scientific Conference Empirical Studies in Psychology / Filipović Đurđević, Dušica i sur. - Beograd, 2023, 1-8

Skup
Empirical studies in psychology

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 31.03.2023. - 02.04.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
collective narcissism ; national narcissism ; cognitive reflection ; closed-mindedness ; patriotism ; group identification

Sažetak
Although relevant, collective narcissism, a form of group identification based on unrealistic beliefs about ingroup superiority and uniqueness, remains understudied (especially in local contexts) and often confused with patriotism. This study evaluated whether collective narcissists, just like narcissists, prefer to engage in intuitive thinking compared to cognitive reflection and reject different opinions. The first goal of this study was to evaluate whether the classes of collective narcissists existed in samples from Croatia (N = 515), Serbia (N = 1070), Hungary (N = 506), and Denmark (N = 566, selected as a country from a different historical and cultural context) based on the pattern of responses on items measuring national identification and collective narcissism. The second goal was to evaluate the performance of the established classes on the cognitive reflection tasks (CRT) and compare their closedmindedness scores. Data were collected within the ICSMP COVID-19 project. Regarding the first goal, the latent class analysis suggested the existence of three latent classes in samples from Croatia, Hungary, and Denmark and four in the sample from Serbia, probably due to the larger sample size. Furthermore, in data from Croatia, Hungary and Serbia, classes of collective narcissists (individuals scoring high on national identification and national narcissism items) were established. In the Danish sample, a similar pattern (but with lower scores on national narcissism items) was found. Across all countries, a significant difference between classes was found in CRT performance (Croatia: χ2(6) = 34.1, p < .001, Cramer V = .18 ; Hungary: χ2(6) = 30.6, p < .001, Cramer V = .18 ; Serbia: χ2(9) = 22.1, p = .008, Cramer V = .11 ; Denmark: χ2(6) = 19.3, p = .003, Cramer V = .13) and closed-mindedness (Croatia: F(2, 509) = 10.2, p < .001, partial η2 = .04 ; Hungary: F(2, 503) = 14.1, p < .001, partial η2 = .05 ; Serbia: F(3, 954) = 10.4, p < .001, partial η2 = .03 ; Denmark: F(2, 563) = 33.1, p < .001, partial η2 = .11). The highest proportion of participants responding incorrectly on all CRT items and the lowest proportion of participants responding correctly to all items (except in the Danish sample) was established among the collective narcissists. Collective narcissists also were the most closedminded (except in the Danish sample). Overall, the study confirmed that collective narcissists, just as narcissists, prefer intuitive thinking and do not take interlocutors with different opinions seriously.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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