Trait Narcissism and Contemporary Religious Trends
In a large sample of adult Americans, we examined trait narcissism among those who identify as nonreligious, traditionally religious, or “spiritual but not religious” (sbnr). Our study reveals that: 1) those who identify as traditionally religious and those who identify as sbnr exhibit fairly simila...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017
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| In: |
Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-117 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Narcissism
/ Religiosity
/ Church attendance
/ Irreligiosity
/ Spirituality
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Narcissism
religion
spirituality
sbnr
nonreligious
atheism
church attendance
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| Summary: | In a large sample of adult Americans, we examined trait narcissism among those who identify as nonreligious, traditionally religious, or “spiritual but not religious” (sbnr). Our study reveals that: 1) those who identify as traditionally religious and those who identify as sbnr exhibit fairly similar levels of narcissism; 2) contrary to conventional wisdom, nonreligious Americans are lower in narcissism than religious/spiritual Americans (with nonreligious individuals particularly lower in the npi subscales of self-absorption/self-admiration); and 3) higher levels of church attendance are not associated with lower npi scores, though higher levels of church attendance are associated with higher npi scores in sbnr individuals. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6121 |
| Contains: | In: Archive for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341339 |