Party people: Differentiating the associations of partisan identification and partisan narcissism with political skill, integrity, and party dedication

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dc.abstract.enWe investigated outcomes associated with different types of partisan identity in a sample of political candidates for parliament and local offices (N = 214). We distinguished partisan narcissism, a belief in the greatness of one's political party that is not appreciated by others, from partisan identification, feeling part of the party and evaluating it positively. We examined their links with self‐reported measures of politicians' functioning in their work: political skill, integrity, and party dedication. Partisan narcissism was associated with lower integrity in one's political role, meaning those high in partisan narcissism reported more inclination to engage in secrecy, deception, and political blood‐sport (behavior also known as politicking). Partisan narcissism did not predict party dedication: it was not associated with intentions to leave the party and volunteering in party activities, and in fact, it was linked to past membership in other political parties. Meanwhile, we found that partisan identification was associated with higher levels of political skill, while also predicting party dedication in that it predicted lower intentions to leave the party and volunteering in party activities but was unrelated to membership in other parties in the past. Cumulatively, these results suggest that partisan identification is associated with competence and dedication in politicians' work. Conversely, partisan narcissism seems to contribute to being cunning in the political arena and relates to more devious work habits that many find stereotypical of politicians.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorGronfeldt, Bjarki
dc.contributor.authorCisłak-Wójcik, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorWyatt, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorCichocka, Aleksandra
dc.date.access2023-12
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-07T07:04:20Z
dc.date.available2023-12-07T07:04:20Z
dc.date.created2023-08-03
dc.date.issued2023-12-21
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>We investigated outcomes associated with different types of partisan identity in a sample of political candidates for parliament and local offices (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 214). We distinguished partisan narcissism, a belief in the greatness of one's political party that is not appreciated by others, from partisan identification, feeling part of the party and evaluating it positively. We examined their links with self‐reported measures of politicians' functioning in their work: political skill, integrity, and party dedication. Partisan narcissism was associated with lower integrity in one's political role, meaning those high in partisan narcissism reported more inclination to engage in secrecy, deception, and political blood‐sport (behavior also known as politicking). Partisan narcissism did not predict party dedication: it was not associated with intentions to leave the party and volunteering in party activities, and in fact, it was linked to past membership in other political parties. Meanwhile, we found that partisan identification was associated with higher levels of political skill, while also predicting party dedication in that it predicted lower intentions to leave the party and volunteering in party activities but was unrelated to membership in other parties in the past. Cumulatively, these results suggest that partisan identification is associated with competence and dedication in politicians' work. Conversely, partisan narcissism seems to contribute to being cunning in the political arena and relates to more devious work habits that many find stereotypical of politicians.</jats:p>
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dc.description.additionalvorWersja VOR dostępna w open access. artykul już włączony do numeru Volume53, Issue12 December 2023 Pages 1227-1239
dc.description.grantnumber2018/29/B/HS6/02826
dc.description.granttitle„Czy silna identyfikacja może szkodzić grupie? Rola bezpiecznych i defensywnych form identyfikacji z grupą w relacjach wewnątrzgrupowych i realizacji grupowych celów”
dc.description.issue12
dc.description.physical1227-1239
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dc.description.volume53
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1111/jasp.13009
dc.identifier.eissn1559-1816
dc.identifier.issn0021-9029
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/93
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jasp.13009?af=R
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.titleParty people: Differentiating the associations of partisan identification and partisan narcissism with political skill, integrity, and party dedication
dc.title.journalJournal of Applied Social Psychology
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