Re-Assessing Communal Narcissism the Narcissistic Sanctity and Heroism Concept

We propose a new conceptualization of communal narcissism, the Narcissistic Sanctity and Heroism Concept (NSHC). We define narcissistic sanctity as a biased sense of exceptional warmth and morality, and narcissistic heroism as a heightened sense of self-importance in improving the social world. Drawing on 11 samples (N = 5,606; 56% women; Polish general population), we validated the NSHC, using circumplex models and peer-rating data. Sanctity reflects a communal orientation, as evidenced in relation to narcissistic grandiosity, narcissistic antagonism, personality correlates, and overrating on communal (but not agentic) traits. Heroism reflects a communal and agentic orientation, as evidenced in relation to narcissistic grandiosity, narcissistic antagonism, personality correlates, and overrating on agentic and communal traits. The NSHC has theoretical and empirical promise.

Keywords: narcissism, communion, agency, narcissistic sanctity, narcissistic heroism

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Żemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena and Piotrowski, Jarosław and Sawicki, Artur and Skowronski, John J. and Jonason, Peter K. and Cieciuch, Jan and Strus, Włodzimierz and Sedikides, Constantine, Re-Assessing Communal Narcissism the Narcissistic Sanctity and Heroism Concept. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5235403 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5235403