The Paradox of In-Group Love: Differentiating Collective Narcissism Advances Understanding of the Relationship Between In-Group and Out-Group Attitudes

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-28

  de Zavala, Agnieszka Golec ^a   Cichocka, Aleksandra ^b   Bilewicz, Michal ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Collective narcissism; In group positivity; Out group negativity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872668642     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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