# Narcissism and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice?

## TL;DR

The paper explores how different types of narcissism relate to anti-immigrant attitudes, finding that some forms are linked through competitive worldviews and political ideologies.

## Contribution

The study introduces a novel examination of how specific narcissistic traits mediate anti-immigrant attitudes via social worldviews and ideological attitudes.

## Key findings

- Extraverted and antagonistic narcissism are linked to anti-immigrant attitudes through competitive worldviews and right-wing ideologies.
- Neurotic narcissism is negatively associated with anti-immigrant attitudes but not consistently mediated by social worldviews.
- Narcissism influences anti-immigrant sentiment via ideological and social cognitive mechanisms.

## Abstract

Narcissism has been linked to negative attitudes toward certain outgroups. The present studies examined the associations that narcissistic traits—extraverted narcissism, antagonistic narcissism, and neurotic narcissism—had with anti-immigrant attitudes. More specifically, we were interested in the possibility that these associations may be mediated by social worldviews and ideological attitudes. Across three studies, the results indicated that extraverted and antagonistic narcissism had positive indirect associations with anti-immigrant attitudes through the competitive social worldview via the ideological attitudes of Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation. In contrast, neurotic narcissism was negatively associated with anti-immigrant attitudes, though this relationship was not consistently mediated by social worldviews or ideological attitudes. These findings suggest that individuals with high levels of extraverted and antagonistic narcissism may endorse a competitive worldview, which aligns with negative attitudes toward immigrants who may be perceived as threats to their social status. This underscores the role of narcissism, social worldviews, and ideological attitudes in potentially shaping anti-immigrant sentiment.