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ADAPTATION OF THE COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM SCALE INTO TURKISH

KOLEKTİF NARSİSİZM ÖLÇEĞİ’NİN TÜRKÇEYE UYARLANMASI

İrem Eker(MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6277-8836
Emin Haktan Altın0009-0007-9416-4864
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198–226
Publication Date
2025-04-29
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Therefore, we conclude that the Collective Narcissism Scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool that can be used with samples coming from Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Collective narcissism reflects a conviction that one’s in-group is great, yet underappreciated by other groups.
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Key Findings & Data:Recent research have demonstrated that collective narcissism has undesired concomitants regarding intra and inter-group relations as well as political psychology.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, we conclude that the Collective Narcissism Scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool that can be used with samples coming from Turkey.
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⚙️Variables:kolektif narsisizm · sosyal kimlik · önyargı

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Collective narcissism reflects a conviction that one’s in-group is great, yet underappreciated by other groups. Recent research have demonstrated that collective narcissism has undesired concomitants regarding intra and inter-group relations as well as political psychology. In the current study, we recruited two samples (nSample-1 = 231, nSample-2 = 495) to adapt the short and long forms of the Collective Narcissism Scale (Golec de Zavala et al., 2009) in Turkish and evaluate their psychometric properties. To test the convergent validity of the scale, we administered the Social Identification measure in Sample-1, and measures of Blind Patriotism, Social Dominance Orientation, and Right-wing Authoritarianism in Sample-2. Predictive validity of the scale was tested with the measures of Symbolic Prejudice (Sample-1) and Threat (Sample-2). Both long (Sample-1) and short forms (Sample-2) of the scale had high internal consistency coefficients. Confirmatory factor analyses yielded a one-factor solution for both forms of the scale. Collective narcissism was positively associated with all the variables that were measured regarding convergent validity. Collective narcissism also predicted the variables that were assessed in the context of predictive validity, independently of the other variables in the research. Therefore, we conclude that the Collective Narcissism Scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool that can be used with samples coming from Turkey.

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Kolektif narsisizm, bir grubun üyelerinin kendi gruplarının mükemmel olduğuna fakat diğer diğer gruplar tarafından yeterince takdir edilmediğine ilişkin inançlarını yansıtmaktadır. Son yıllardaki çalışmalar kolektif narsisizmin grup içi ve gruplar arası ilişkilerin yanı sıra siyaset psikolojisi alanında da istenir olmayan etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Mevcut çalışmada Kolektif Narsisizm Ölçeği’nin uzun ve kısa formlarını (Golec de Zavala ve ark., 2009) Türkçeye uyarlamak ve psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmek amacıyla iki örnekleme (nÖrneklem-1 = 231, nÖrneklem-2 = 495) ulaşılmıştır. Ölçeğin yakınsak geçerliğini test etmek amacıyla Örneklem-1’deki katılımcılara Sosyal Kimlik; Örneklem-2’deki katılımcılara ise Kör Vatanseverlik, Sosyal Baskınlık Yönelimi ve Sağ Kanat Yetkecilik Ölçekleri uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin yordayıcı geçerliği ise Örneklem-1’de Sembolik Önyargılar, Örneklem-2 de ise Tehdit Ölçeği ile test edilmiştir. Ölçeğin hem uzun (Örneklem-1) hem de kısa formu (Örneklem-2) için yüksek iç tutarlık katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ölçeğin iki formunun da tek faktörlü bir yapı gösterdiğine işaret etmektedir. Kolektif narsisizm yakınsak geçerlik kapsamında ölçülen değişkenlerle pozitif yönde ilişkiler göstermiştir. Kolektif narsisizm yordayıcı geçerlik bağlamında ölçülen değişkenleri ise diğer araştırma değişkenlerindan bağımsız olarak yordamıştır. Bu bulgular doğrultusunda, Kolektif Narsisizm Ölçeği’nin Türkiye örnekleminde de kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu düşünülmektedir.

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Eker, İ., Altın, E. H. (2025). ADAPTATION OF THE COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM SCALE INTO TURKISH. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 198–226. https://doi.org/10.69878/deuefad.1557846

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