Decomposing the role of ingroup evaluation in the contact-deprovincialization path: the role of collective narcissism versus ingroup satisfaction

Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102089

Through two correlational studies, we investigated how national group members’ contact with refugees (Turkey, N = 315) and immigrants (UK, N = 384) is associated with a more deprovincialized view of the world through secure versus defensive national group evaluation (i.e., ingroup satisfaction and collective narcissism, respectively). We expected that when both forms of ingroup evaluation are considered, contact-deprovincialization path would be mediated only through lower collective narcissism, but not necessarily through lower ingroup satisfaction. Findings demonstrated that in both contexts, only collective narcissism consistently and strongly mediated the links between intergroup contact (quality) and both cultural and group deprovincialization. Contact was also associated with lower ingroup satisfaction, but less strongly and only in the Turkish context. The importance of distinguishing between secure and defensive forms of ingroup evaluation when studying the deprovincializing role of intergroup contact is highlighted.