Emotion (dys)regulation and national narcissism

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dc.abstract.enEmotional struggles have the potential to shape our perceptions of the social world. This research examined how emotion dysregulation—a difficulty in managing one's emotional experiences—relates to national narcissism, an inflated belief in the unparalleled greatness of one's nation, often driven by psychological shortcomings. Across three cross-sectional studies conducted among British (N = 473), American (N = 444), and Polish (N = 633) participants, we found that deficiencies in emotion regulation were consistently linked to higher national narcissism. Importantly, national narcissism partially accounted for the link between emotion dysregulation and conspiracy beliefs. These results extend prior work by illuminating the emotional underpinnings of national narcissism and demonstrating how individual emotional challenges resonate within broader social phenomena.
dc.affiliationKatedra Psychologii Społecznej, Wydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorMolenda, Zuzanna
dc.contributor.authorMarchlewska, Marta
dc.contributor.authorCisłak-Wójcik, Aleksandra
dc.date.access2025-10-27
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-27T10:31:11Z
dc.date.available2025-10-27T10:31:11Z
dc.date.created2025-08-26
dc.date.issued2025-10-22
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p> Emotional struggles have the potential to shape our perceptions of the social world. This research examined how emotion dysregulation—a difficulty in managing one's emotional experiences—relates to national narcissism, an inflated belief in the unparalleled greatness of one's nation, often driven by psychological shortcomings. Across three cross‐sectional studies conducted among British ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>  = 473), American ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>  = 444), and Polish ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>  = 633) participants, we found that deficiencies in emotion regulation were consistently linked to higher national narcissism. Importantly, national narcissism partially accounted for the link between emotion dysregulation and conspiracy beliefs. These results extend prior work by illuminating the emotional underpinnings of national narcissism and demonstrating how individual emotional challenges resonate within broader social phenomena. </jats:p>
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/pops.70073
dc.identifier.eissn1467-9221
dc.identifier.issn0162-895X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1896
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.70073
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.enconspiracy beliefs
dc.subject.enemotion dysregulation
dc.subject.ennational identification
dc.subject.ennational narcissism
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dc.titleEmotion (dys)regulation and national narcissism
dc.title.journalPolitical Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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