Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka and Federico, Christopher M.. 2024. The Father’s Love: Collective Narcissism and Defensive Reactions to Allegations about Pope John Paul II in Polish Public Opinion. Public Opinion Quarterly, 88(2), pp. 291-314. ISSN 0033-362X [Article]

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Recent allegations that Pope John Paul II turned a blind eye to clergy sexual abuse as archbishop and pope have ignited much controversy in Poland. In this study, we utilize data from an original representative survey of Polish adults to examine predictors of defensive political reactions to these allegations. We hypothesized that national and Catholic collective narcissism (an exaggerated belief in in-group greatness that requires consistent external validation) would predict defensive attitudes in the face of the allegation, and that nonnarcissistic in-group satisfaction with national and Polish identities would be less related to defensive attitudes. Using a variety of statistical approaches, we find support for these predictions among Polish Catholics.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfae008
Additional Information:	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Public Opinion Quarterly following peer review. The version of record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfae008.
Data Access Statement:	Replication data and documentation are available at https://osf.io/4ug35/.
Keywords:	religion, collective narcissism, in-group satisfaction
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 2023 Accepted 12 April 2024 Published
Item ID:	36400
Date Deposited:	29 May 2024 08:55
Last Modified:	29 May 2024 13:14
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/36400

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