A team of psychologists and political scientists from the universities of Kent (UK), Warsaw (Poland) and Maryland (USA) found in three studies that
national collective narcissism was linked to support for populism.
Researchers found that feelings that Americans were being disadvantaged relative to immigrants was associated with
national collective narcissism, which in turn predicted preference for Trump.
They found that this link was driven by
national collective narcissism.
Not exact matches
The researchers found that
collective narcissism, rather than mere strength of
national identification, was a significant predictor of support for this party.
«From Brexit, Trump and support for Vladimir Putin in Russia to the nationalist, ultra - conservative government in Poland, studies from our and other labs show that
collective narcissism systematically predicts prejudice, aggression and a tendency to interpret innocent behaviors as provocation to the
national group,» she says.