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Pale narcissus: : the role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism, Adam Breakey Hinshaw

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White racial identity and White privilege attitudes and their connection to racism and prejudiced behaviors have been studied extensively in the current literature. However, few empirical studies have explored the psychodynamics underlying Whiteness, specifically those psychodynamics pertaining to narcissistic process, and the one study that has investigated this area used outdated measures. A comparison of the theoretical literature in psychoanalysis and White racial identity development suggests that a narcissistic dynamic characterizes White identity development, White privilege attitudes, and racism. Put simply, a synthesis of the literature postulates that White persons with less developed White identities cannot integrate the perspective of non-White individuals because their own White identities cannot tolerate the difference and associated emotional stress of this interaction, a dynamic that is fundamentally narcissistic in the psychoanalytic sense. This study utilized contemporary measurements of narcissism in a quantitative descriptive design (i.e., an electronic survey) to examine how primitive narcissism, as opposed to mature narcissism, relates to White privilege attitudes and modern racism, as well as the degree to which primitive narcissism explains the relationship between these variables. Although I hypothesized that higher levels of primitive narcissism would be related to and account for less developed White privilege attitudes and greater modern racism, the results of this study did not support this position. Rather, primitive narcissism was positively related to some facets of White privilege attitudes (i.e., willingness to confront White privilege and anticipated costs of confronting White privilege). Also, no relationship was found between primitive narcissism and modern racism. Examination of the results suggested that primitive narcissism may not be fundamental to White privilege attitudes and racism but simply influential, such that increased levels of primitive narcissism may moderate how people relate to their White identity, though not wholly define it. Practical applications of these findings for consultation and psychotherapy are outlined. The most notable limitation of the study was inadequate construction explication, leading to selection of instruments that may be reflective of White identity development but that do not directly measure it
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eng
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1 online resource (125 pages)
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  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Nancy L. Murdock
  • Vita
Contents
  • Introduction and literature review
  • Method
  • Data analysis
  • Discussion
  • Appendix A. Demographic Form
  • Appendix B. Pathological Narcissism Inventory
  • Appendix C. Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 16
  • Appendix D. White Privilege Attitudes Scale
  • Appendix E. Modern Racism Scale
  • Appendix F. Marlow-Crowne Social Desirability Scale - Form A
  • Appendix G. MTurk Invitation and Posting
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Pale narcissus: : the role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism
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Pale narcissus:
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the role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism
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Adam Breakey Hinshaw
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Role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism
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eng
Summary
White racial identity and White privilege attitudes and their connection to racism and prejudiced behaviors have been studied extensively in the current literature. However, few empirical studies have explored the psychodynamics underlying Whiteness, specifically those psychodynamics pertaining to narcissistic process, and the one study that has investigated this area used outdated measures. A comparison of the theoretical literature in psychoanalysis and White racial identity development suggests that a narcissistic dynamic characterizes White identity development, White privilege attitudes, and racism. Put simply, a synthesis of the literature postulates that White persons with less developed White identities cannot integrate the perspective of non-White individuals because their own White identities cannot tolerate the difference and associated emotional stress of this interaction, a dynamic that is fundamentally narcissistic in the psychoanalytic sense. This study utilized contemporary measurements of narcissism in a quantitative descriptive design (i.e., an electronic survey) to examine how primitive narcissism, as opposed to mature narcissism, relates to White privilege attitudes and modern racism, as well as the degree to which primitive narcissism explains the relationship between these variables. Although I hypothesized that higher levels of primitive narcissism would be related to and account for less developed White privilege attitudes and greater modern racism, the results of this study did not support this position. Rather, primitive narcissism was positively related to some facets of White privilege attitudes (i.e., willingness to confront White privilege and anticipated costs of confronting White privilege). Also, no relationship was found between primitive narcissism and modern racism. Examination of the results suggested that primitive narcissism may not be fundamental to White privilege attitudes and racism but simply influential, such that increased levels of primitive narcissism may moderate how people relate to their White identity, though not wholly define it. Practical applications of these findings for consultation and psychotherapy are outlined. The most notable limitation of the study was inadequate construction explication, leading to selection of instruments that may be reflective of White identity development but that do not directly measure it
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Hinshaw, Adam Breakey
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Ph.D.
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(School of Education).
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2017.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City,
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Murdock, Nancy L.
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  • Narcissism
  • Whites
  • Racism
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Pale narcissus: : the role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism, Adam Breakey Hinshaw
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  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Nancy L. Murdock
  • Vita
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not applicable
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-123)
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online resource
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black and white
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text
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Contents
Introduction and literature review -- Method -- Data analysis -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Demographic Form -- Appendix B. Pathological Narcissism Inventory -- Appendix C. Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 16 -- Appendix D. White Privilege Attitudes Scale -- Appendix E. Modern Racism Scale -- Appendix F. Marlow-Crowne Social Desirability Scale - Form A -- Appendix G. MTurk Invitation and Posting
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1002068745
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unknown
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1 online resource (125 pages)
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(OCoLC)1002068745
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  • The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Pale narcissus: : the role of primitive narcissism in the relationship between white privilege attitudes and modern racism, Adam Breakey Hinshaw
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A dissertation in Counseling Psychology."
  • Advisor: Nancy L. Murdock
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-123)
Carrier category
online resource
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rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction and literature review -- Method -- Data analysis -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Demographic Form -- Appendix B. Pathological Narcissism Inventory -- Appendix C. Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 16 -- Appendix D. White Privilege Attitudes Scale -- Appendix E. Modern Racism Scale -- Appendix F. Marlow-Crowne Social Desirability Scale - Form A -- Appendix G. MTurk Invitation and Posting
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1002068745
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unknown
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1 online resource (125 pages)
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one file format
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online
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mixed
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computer
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rdamedia
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not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1002068745
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  • The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web

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