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Agnosticism and atheism are often grouped simply as nonreligious identities, yet emerging research highlights their distinct psychological profiles and social implications. Among these distinctions, collective narcissism – characterized by strong attachment to one’s group, exceptionalism, and grievance for recognition – offers a framework for understanding identity processes in both nonreligious groups. We examined whether agnostics and atheists exhibit collective narcissism and its forms (agentic – focused on exceptional effectiveness; communal – focused on exceptional morality) similarly to believers. We explored cross-denominational variance in agentic and communal collective narcissism levels relying on data from 77 countries (N = 3,570; 1227 agnostics, 2343 atheists). Agnostics and atheists from secular countries reported lower collective (particularly agentic) narcissism relative to their counterparts from religious countries. Further, agnostics and atheists were higher on communal than agentic collective narcissism. The results highlight the utility of the agency-communion model of collective narcissism among nonbelievers.
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Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska
Jaroslaw Piotrowski
Bartłomiej Nowak
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Harvard University Press
King's College London
University of Hong Kong
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/6a09ed6016dfdfe7ed347964 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2026.2656828