Collective narcissism and ingroup satisfaction in relation to collective action tendencies: the case of LGBTI individuals in Turkey

We investigated whether and how different aspects of ingroup positivity (collective narcissism which is the belief that one’s ingroup is exceptional but not sufficiently recognized by the others and ingroup satisfaction which is the belief that the ingroup is of high value) would predict collective action tendencies among LGBTI individuals in Turkey (N = 123). We proposed that both constructs would uniquely predict greater collective action tendencies, but through two distinct pathways suggested in social ıdentity model of collective action (SIMCA). As expected, collective narcissism predicted greater collective action tendencies mainly through greater relative deprivation (injustice pathway), whereas ingroup satisfaction was associated with greater collective action tendencies mainly through stronger group efficacy beliefs (efficacy pathway). Both collective narcissism and ingroup satisfaction also directly predicted greater collective action tendencies. We concluded that ingroup satisfaction and collective narcissism may not necessarily lead to disparate outcomes as regards disadvantaged group members’ social change motivation