I’m Number One! Does Narcissism Impair Ethical Judgment Even for the Highly Religious?

Cooper, Marjorie J.; Pullig, Chris

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1239-0

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“…For those who exhibited low levels of narcissism, intrinsic religiosity had no additional effect on their ethical judgment. This finding is contrary to an earlier finding (Cooper & Pullig, 2013) in which even high levels of intrinsic religiosity were overwhelmed by narcissism. One explanation may be that the sample in the earlier study was comprised of students, and younger people often have shown higher levels of narcissism that abates as they grow older.…”

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Effects of Narcissism and Religiosity on Church Ministers with Respect to Ethical Judgment, Confidence, and Forgiveness

Cooper

Pullig

Dickens

2016

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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Narcissism has been negatively correlated with better ethical judgment. Intrinsic (I)-but not extrinsic-religiosity has been positively associated with better ethical judgment. We hypothesize that these relationships also hold for Christian church ministers. Therefore, this study of church ministers was undertaken to determine the effects of religiosity and narcissism on the ethical judgment of ministers confronted with 10 different ethical scenarios. To test our hypotheses, we surveyed 2,490 Protestant church ministers and received 488 usable surveys. Results indicated that intrinsic religiosity-but not extrinsic personal (Ep) or extrinsic social (Es) religiosity-had significant positive effects on ethical judgment, participants' confidence in their ethical judgment, and participants' willingness to forgive. Ep, in contrast, had significant negative effects on ethical judgment and willingness to forgive, while Es had a significant negative effect on confidence. Narcissism overall had a negative effect on ethical judgment and was found to interact with intrinsic religiosity such that the effects of narcissism were mitigated in the presence of high levels of intrinsic religiosity.

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Effects of Narcissism and Religiosity on Church Ministers with Respect to Ethical Judgment, Confidence, and Forgiveness

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Pullig

Dickens

2016

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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“…This scale was taken from Cooper and Pullig (2013) and included 6 items describing ethics violations (e.g. ‘An underpaid executive padded his expense account by about $3,000 a year’; Cronbach’s α = .70).…”

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‘Utilitarian’ judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas do not reflect impartial concern for the greater good

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Highlights‘Utilitarian’ judgments in moral dilemmas were associated with egocentric attitudes and less identification with humanity.They were also associated with lenient views about clear moral transgressions.‘Utilitarian’ judgments were not associated with views expressing impartial altruist concern for others.This lack of association remained even when antisocial tendencies were controlled for.So-called ‘utilitarian’ judgments do not express impartial concern for the greater good.

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“…Empirical studies also converge on the assertion that religiosity is best represented by both its intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions (Cooper and Pullig 2013).…”

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“…We follow one of the existing research streams (see Allport and Ross 1967;Cooper and Pullig 2013;Singhapakdi et al 2013) for the two-dimensional conceptualization of religiosity. Our study, however, differs from the study of Singhapakdi et al (2013) in that our survey's respondents work in many business function areas, not just marketing, and four scenarios are used rather than just one.…”

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The impact of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on ethical decision-making in management in a non-Western and highly religious country

2019

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The primary purpose of this study was to explore the indirect effect of intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity on ethical intention through ethical judgment. A review of the literature shows the need for more research at the intersection of religiosity and ethics, especially in non-Western, highly religious contexts. This research, therefore, addresses the research question: Do intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity indirectly impact ethical intention through influencing the ethical judgment of management professionals? Data were gathered from members of the Management Association of Pakistan through a questionnaire. Pearson correlation results show the overall trend between the constructs of interest. Multiple regression results show that both intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity are significant positive predictors of ethical judgment. Ethical judgment was also found to be a significant, positive predictor of ethical intention. The main contribution of the study is evidence that ethical judgment acts as a mediator between religiosity (whether intrinsic or extrinsic) and ethical intention in a non-Western highly religious context. This research also found that intrinsic religiosity impacts ethical intention directly as well as indirectly through ethical judgment, but extrinsic religiosity influences ethical intention only through its effect on ethical judgment. We discuss our results along with practical and research implications, and limitations of this research are highlighted to guide future research.

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I’m Number One! Does Narcissism Impair Ethical Judgment Even for the Highly Religious?

Cited by 28 publications

References 49 publications

Effects of Narcissism and Religiosity on Church Ministers with Respect to Ethical Judgment, Confidence, and Forgiveness

Effects of Narcissism and Religiosity on Church Ministers with Respect to Ethical Judgment, Confidence, and Forgiveness

‘Utilitarian’ judgments in sacrificial moral dilemmas do not reflect impartial concern for the greater good

The impact of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on ethical decision-making in management in a non-Western and highly religious country

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