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Self-Absorption in Group Leaders: A Source of Potential Harm
Abstract
The group leader's unrecognized and undeveloped self-absorption can have potentially harmful effects on the group and on some group members. Explored here are the definitions and descriptions for the behaviors and attitudes that, when several are manifested for a group leader, could produce group and individual reactions and actions that are not conducive to group members' treatment, healing, and growth. Just as with a diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder, the person is not aware of his or her behaviors and attitudes and their possible impact on others. Presented also is an example for a leader's self-reflective process that can assist to mitigate some negative and potentially harmful effects on others.
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“Pastoral narcissism is problematic for both pastors and their congregants as it may impair the ethical judgment of the pastors (Cooper et al., 2016) and cause emotional and spiritual wounding to the congregants (Brown, 2016).”
From Humility and Servant-Leadership: Toward a Solution of Pastoral Narcissism (2024) · cites this paper as Brown, 2016
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“According to a study within a group-therapy context conducted by Brown (2016), the self-absorption of a destructive narcissistic leader resulted in harm to the group and the individual group members.”
From Humility and Servant-Leadership: Toward a Solution of Pastoral Narcissism (2024) · cites this paper as Brown, 2016
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Reality at Odds With Perceptions: Narcissistic Leaders and Group Performance
Nevicka, B., Ten Velden, F. S., De Hoogh, A. H. B., & Van Vianen, A. E. M. (2011) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797611417259 · Cited by 228
The leader ship is sinking: a temporal investigation of narcissistic leadership.
Ong, C. W., Roberts, R., Arthur, C. A., Woodman, T., & Akehurst, S. (2016) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12155 · Cited by 123
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Humility and Servant-Leadership: Toward a Solution of Pastoral Narcissism
Bryant, L. W. R. (2024) · International Journal of Servant-Leadership · doi:10.33972/ijsl.417
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- Brown, N. W.
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- Group
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 313
- ISSN
- 0362-4021
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- 0
- References
- 3
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