Ann Krispenz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5221948 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Krispenz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Krispenz |
| SIGNATURE | KRISPENZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4060-5560 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Like a captain, I calmly navigate the sea”
Sex/Gender Beliefs are Strongly Related to Either Right-Wing Authoritarian Conventionalism or Left-Wing Authoritarian Anti-Conventionalism
Previous research investigating the correlates of sex/gender beliefs (i.e., “Sex/gender is binary and permanently fixed” vs. “Sex/gender is nonbinary or changeable”) focused on right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). In the present research, we aimed at conceptually replicating previous findings on the relationship between sex/gender beliefs and RWA conventionalism. As a novel aspect, we additionally investigated the association between sex/gender bel…
Antisemitism as a dark-ego vehicle
According to the recently proposed dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP), individuals high in dark-personality traits (e.g., narcissism, psychopathy) tend to be attracted to certain kinds of (political) ideologies if and when these ideologies can be used to satisfy their dark needs. With the present pre-registered longitudinal study, we attempted to falsify the DEVP in the context of antisemitism. In this regard, we predicted positively directed rela…
Shining the light on left-wing authoritarianism in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
Research on left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) is still scarce in German-speaking countries as a reliable, culturally invariant, and valid self-report measure is currently missing. The present research aims at mitigating this gap by adapting the Left-Wing-Authoritarianism-Index (LWAI) from English and Spanish into German (LWAI-G). In the present research, we tested the psychometric properties and the measurement invariance of the LWAI-G across diff…
Further Evidence for the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle
The dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP) suggests that individuals with so-called dark personalities (e.g., high narcissistic traits) are attracted to political and social activism that they can repurpose to satisfy their specific ego-focused needs (e.g., signaling moral superiority and manipulating others) instead of achieving prosocial goals. Currently, research on the DEVP is still rare. With two pre-registered studies, we sought further evidence…
Further basic evidence for the dark-ego-vehicle principle
According to the dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP), individuals with so-called dark personalities (e.g., individuals with high narcissistic traits) are attracted to political and social activism not for the achievement of prosocial goals but to repurpose the activism to satisfy their specific ego-focused needs. In this pre-registered study, we aimed at replicating and extending previous empirical evidence for the DEVP by examining the association…
Understanding left-wing authoritarianism
In two pre-registered studies, we investigated the relationship of left-wing authoritarianism with the ego-focused trait of narcissism. Based on existing research, we expected individuals with higher levels of left-wing authoritarianism to also report higher levels of narcissism. Further, as individuals with leftist political attitudes can be assumed to be striving for social equality, we expected left-wing authoritarianism to also be positively …
Dark-ego-vehicle principle
In this preregistered study, we tested the dark-ego-vehicle principle . This principle states that individuals with dark personalities, such as high narcissistic traits, are inclined to become involved in certain kinds of ideologies and political activism. We argue that narcissistic individuals can be attracted to anti-sexual assault activism because this form of activism may provide them with opportunities to obtain positive self-presentation (e…
Understanding involvement in environmental activism
In a pre-registered study, we sought initial evidence for the relationship between pathological narcissistic grandiosity and involvement in environmental activism. This relationship was predicted based on the dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP) for which research is currently still rare. Using a socio-demographically diverse US sample ( N = 1,145), we not only aimed at conceptually replicating previous findings on the DEVP but also at examining dif…
Assessing task difficulty for other people
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Assessing task difficulty for other people
Further basic evidence for the dark-ego-vehicle principle
According to the dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP), individuals with so-called dark personalities (e.g., individuals with high narcissistic traits) are attracted to political and social activism not for the achievement of prosocial goals but to repurpose the activism to satisfy their specific ego-focused needs. In this pre-registered study, we aimed at replicating and extending previous empirical evidence for the DEVP by examining the association…
Understanding left-wing authoritarianism
In two pre-registered studies, we investigated the relationship of left-wing authoritarianism with the ego-focused trait of narcissism. Based on existing research, we expected individuals with higher levels of left-wing authoritarianism to also report higher levels of narcissism. Further, as individuals with leftist political attitudes can be assumed to be striving for social equality, we expected left-wing authoritarianism to also be positively …
Dark-ego-vehicle principle
In this preregistered study, we tested the dark-ego-vehicle principle . This principle states that individuals with dark personalities, such as high narcissistic traits, are inclined to become involved in certain kinds of ideologies and political activism. We argue that narcissistic individuals can be attracted to anti-sexual assault activism because this form of activism may provide them with opportunities to obtain positive self-presentation (e…
Understanding involvement in environmental activism
In a pre-registered study, we sought initial evidence for the relationship between pathological narcissistic grandiosity and involvement in environmental activism. This relationship was predicted based on the dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP) for which research is currently still rare. Using a socio-demographically diverse US sample ( N = 1,145), we not only aimed at conceptually replicating previous findings on the DEVP but also at examining dif…
Antisemitism as a dark-ego vehicle
According to the recently proposed dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP), individuals high in dark-personality traits (e.g., narcissism, psychopathy) tend to be attracted to certain kinds of (political) ideologies if and when these ideologies can be used to satisfy their dark needs. With the present pre-registered longitudinal study, we attempted to falsify the DEVP in the context of antisemitism. In this regard, we predicted positively directed rela…
Shining the light on left-wing authoritarianism in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
Research on left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) is still scarce in German-speaking countries as a reliable, culturally invariant, and valid self-report measure is currently missing. The present research aims at mitigating this gap by adapting the Left-Wing-Authoritarianism-Index (LWAI) from English and Spanish into German (LWAI-G). In the present research, we tested the psychometric properties and the measurement invariance of the LWAI-G across diff…
Further Evidence for the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle
The dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP) suggests that individuals with so-called dark personalities (e.g., high narcissistic traits) are attracted to political and social activism that they can repurpose to satisfy their specific ego-focused needs (e.g., signaling moral superiority and manipulating others) instead of achieving prosocial goals. Currently, research on the DEVP is still rare. With two pre-registered studies, we sought further evidence…
“Like a captain, I calmly navigate the sea”
Sex/Gender Beliefs are Strongly Related to Either Right-Wing Authoritarian Conventionalism or Left-Wing Authoritarian Anti-Conventionalism
Previous research investigating the correlates of sex/gender beliefs (i.e., “Sex/gender is binary and permanently fixed” vs. “Sex/gender is nonbinary or changeable”) focused on right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). In the present research, we aimed at conceptually replicating previous findings on the relationship between sex/gender beliefs and RWA conventionalism. As a novel aspect, we additionally investigated the association between sex/gender bel…
Personality Traits and Psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 works) · Narcissism (6 works) · Personality (6 works) · Big Five personality traits (4 works) · Aggression (3 works) · Authoritarianism (3 works) · Dark triad (3 works)