Moral Grandstanding as a Narcissistic Intrinsic Satisfaction

Öz

The aim of this study is to define the concept of moral grandstanding and discuss its antecedents, motivations behind it, and implications. Moral grandstanding is described as contributing to moral discourse to persuade others that one is morally respectable. Individuals who value their moral standing are more concerned about their own self than the topics that they claim to discuss. Therefore, it is likely that individuals who perform moral grandstanding may be high on the narcissistic personality trait. Although moral grandstanding can bring about reputation and fame to individuals, it can be associated with society contribution in some cases. While advertising their prosocial behavior, individuals’ true motivation may not be obvious. Thus, it is essential to understand their actual motivation for the behavior in question as well as their level of narcissism in order to understand whether the behavior is considered as an example of moral grandstanding. Pathological narcissism and the intrinsic-extrinsic motivation concept of self-determination theory were used to extend the current understanding of the moral grandstanding concept in the present study. Lastly, the real-life implications of moral grandstanding were discussed with reference to current issues like the pandemic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Moral grandstanding
• motivation
• narcisism
• social media

Bir Narsisizm Öz Tatmini Olarak Ahlaki Duyarlılık Gösterisi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi kavramını tanımlayarak bu davranışın öncüllerini, altında yatan motivasyonları ve sonuçlarını tartışmaktır. Ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi, bireyin başkalarını ahlaki açıdan saygın olduğuna ikna etmek için ahlaki söyleme katkıda bulunması olarak tanımlanmıştır. Ahlaki konumlarına değer veren bireyler, tartıştıklarını iddia ettikleri konulardan çok benlikleri ile ilgili kaygılara sahiptir. Bu nedenle ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisinde bulunan bireylerin narsisizm kişilik özelliği bakımından yüksek olması da muhtemeldir. Çeşitli hayat amaçları açısından değerlendirildiğinde ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi bireylere itibar ve ün kazandırabilir ve toplum katkısı ile ilişkilendirilebilir. Bireyler, toplum yanlısı davranışlarının reklamını yaparken gerçek motivasyonları belirgin olmayabilir. Dolayısıyla söz konusu davranış için bireylerin gerçek motivasyonunu ve narsisizm düzeyini anlamak, söz konusu davranışın ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi adı altında değerlendirilip değerlendirilmeyeceğini anlamak açısından önemlidir. Ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi kavramı ile ilgili mevcut anlayışı geliştirmek amacıyla bu çalışmada patolojik narsisizm ve öz-yönetim kuramının içsel ve dışsal motivasyon önermesi kullanılmıştır. Son olarak, pandemi gibi güncel meselelere atıfta bulunularak, ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisinin gerçek hayattaki etkileri tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ahlaki duyarlılık gösterisi
• motivasyon
• yaşam amaçları
• narsisizm
• sosyal medya

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