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  • Psychology
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Political participation is influenced by social, institutional, and mobilization factors.
  • Psychological motivations for political engagement are gaining research attention.
  • Narcissism, a personality trait, has a theoretical link to participation but is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between narcissism and political participation.
  • To examine how different facets of narcissism relate to various forms of political engagement.

Main Methods:

  • Three studies were conducted in the United States and Denmark, with two being nationally representative.
  • The Narcissistic Personality Inventory-40 (NPI-40) was used to measure narcissism.
  • Analysis explored the association between overall narcissism scores and specific political activities.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with higher narcissism scores demonstrated increased political participation.
  • Participation included actions like contacting politicians, signing petitions, attending demonstrations, donating money, and voting in midterm elections.
  • Agentic and antagonistic components of narcissism showed varied relationships with participation; Superiority and Authority/Leadership were positively related, while Self-Sufficiency was negatively related.

Conclusions:

  • Narcissism is positively associated with greater political participation.
  • Specific narcissistic traits differentially predict engagement in political activities.
  • Findings suggest that instrumental motivations contribute to political participation.