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Tinjauan Narsistik Subklinis dalam Psiko-Spiritual: Antara Validasi dan Kerinduan akan Kasih Ilahi Erlyna; Juliana Hindrajat
JUITAK: Jurnal Ilmiah Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): JUITAK - MARET
Publisher : PT. Penerbit Tiga Mutiara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61404/juitak.v4i1.463

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This study originates from the increasing prevalence of subclinical narcissistic traits among church congregants, manifested in religious practices that appear devout yet are latently oriented toward external validation rather than an intimate relationship with God. This phenomenon generates a distortion of spirituality, as religious identity is constructed upon social recognition, thereby hindering spiritual-psychological well-being and displacing the longing for divine love. The research problem focuses on how subclinical narcissism operates as a psycho-spiritual disorder within the context of worship and how faith community engagement moderates this dynamic. Employing an integrative conceptual analysis and critical engagement with the psychology of religion literature, including the typology of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, this study finds that performance-based community cultures intensify narcissistic tendencies through symbolic competition and religious self-imaging, whereas inclusive and transformational communities function as corrective spaces that reorient the existential framework of congregants. The study concludes that restoration cannot be achieved merely through behavioral modification or the intensification of religious activities, but through a reorientation of worship that restores the True Self in relationship with Christ as the authentic source of self-worth. The novelty of this research lies in its conceptualization of subclinical narcissism as a form of worship disorder and in its emphasis on the role of faith community as a moderating variable within holistic spiritual therapy, thereby offering both theoretical and pastoral contributions to contemporary churches facing the challenges of performative spirituality.
Co-Authors Juliana Hindrajat