We&amp;rsquo;re All the Same: Collective Narcissists&amp;rsquo; Cross-National Support for Putin and Russian Military Attacks
Journal: International review of social psychology
Year: 2024

National narcissism is associated with support for nationalist and anti-democratic leaders and decisions in one's own country. We hypothesize that it might also relate to more favorable judgments of outgroup nationalist leaders and actions, even if the latter may pose a threat to the ingroup. Using the context of the Russian attack on Ukraine, we hypothesize that people with a higher level of national narcissism would be more supportive of Russian attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and t