Drew
03-20-2012, 03:50 PM
I don't find the results of the question in subject bar that surprising but it is pretty interesting that a narcissist who is religious has just as bad ethics as a religious skeptic.
Not all narcissists are created equal: Narcissism is not exactly a personality trait we associate with ethical behavior. But a survey of some business school students indicates that it interacts with other personality traits. The researchers stratified their participants according to religious beliefs, and found those skeptical of religion tended to have the lowest ethical standards. But being a narcissist didn't make matters any worse. In contrast, among both the nominally and devoutly religious, narcissistic tendencies dramatically reduced ethical tendencies.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u0k76hw8x37h7562/
Not all narcissists are created equal: Narcissism is not exactly a personality trait we associate with ethical behavior. But a survey of some business school students indicates that it interacts with other personality traits. The researchers stratified their participants according to religious beliefs, and found those skeptical of religion tended to have the lowest ethical standards. But being a narcissist didn't make matters any worse. In contrast, among both the nominally and devoutly religious, narcissistic tendencies dramatically reduced ethical tendencies.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u0k76hw8x37h7562/