Religiosity and ambivalent sexism: the role of religious group narcissism

Abstract Although religious identification often correlates positively with traditional gender role attitudes and ambivalent sexism (Mikołajczak & Pietrzak, Sex Roles, 70 (9–10), 387–399, 2014), other work shows it has countervailing associations related conservative views (Lockhart et al., Religion, Brain Behavior , 10 (4), 379–392, 2020). One reason these opposing effects emerge is that insecure (or narcissistic) secure forms of may have differing impacts on sexism. To test this possibility, we analysed data from a nationwide random sample adults who identified as ( N = 1116). Whilst alone was unassociated hostile benevolent sexism, narcissism correlated both After including predictors in regression, negatively became stronger positive correlate These findings demonstrate suppress the respective negative