I'm Number One! Does Narcissism Impair Ethical Judgment Even for the Highly Religious?

Can an assessment of individuals' narcissism help explain the quality of a respondent's ethical judgment? How is the relationship between religiosity and ethical judgment moderated by the effects of narcissism? With a sample of 385 undergraduate business majors, this study uses a taxonomic...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2013-01, Vol.112 (1), p.167-176
Main Authors: Cooper, Marjorie J., Pullig, Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Business
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Christian ethics
Christians
Cluster analysis
Decision making
Education
Ethical behavior
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Ethics and moral life
Judgement
Judgment
Management
Moral judgment
Narcissism
Orthodox Christians
Orthodox Church
Orthodoxy
Philosophy
Quality of Life Research
Religion
Religiosity
Religious beliefs
Religious orthodoxy
Skepticism
Sociology
Sociology of knowledge and ethics
Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture
Sociology of religion
Theology
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Summary:Can an assessment of individuals' narcissism help explain the quality of a respondent's ethical judgment? How is the relationship between religiosity and ethical judgment moderated by the effects of narcissism? With a sample of 385 undergraduate business majors, this study uses a taxonomic approach to examine the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity as well as orthodox Christian beliefs on ethical judgment. Three distinct clusters were identified: Skeptics, Nominals, and Devouts. Surprisingly, of the three clusters, Nominals and Devouts were the only groups impacted by narcissism, although Skeptics overall demonstrate the worst ethical judgment.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/s10551-012-1239-0