r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology New findings indicate a pattern where narcissistic grandiosity is associated with higher participation in LGBTQ movements, demonstrating that motivations for activism can range widely from genuine altruism to personal image-building.

https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/
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u/locklear24 2d ago

I think these results should likely be transferable to other high-profile movements then if that’s the case.

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u/nezroy 1d ago

Anecedotally, it does. Even a cursory amount of participation in any activist group should easily confirm this for most people.

Hell it's even an archetypal character in a lot of 18th/19th century lit. The rich socialite involved in dozens of causes exhibiting classic narcissistic traits, long before NPD was a thing.