Akdag Acelya, Blakey Robert
Department of Systems Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Front Psychiatry. 2025 May 30;16:1513719. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1513719. eCollection 2025.
Involuntary celibates, henceforth known as incels, are individuals unable to secure sexual or romantic partners, resulting in feelings of anger towards women. Within the 'manosphere', incel radicals like Elliot Rodger are often idolised for perpetrating misogynistic terrorist acts. While interdisciplinary research within sociology, criminology and political science has surged, a significant gap remains in exploring underlying psychological contributors of incel-related beliefs. There are notable parallels in the cognition, attitudes andbehaviours between individuals with Pathological Narcissism (PN) and incels.
This systematic review explored the intersection between the two populations, to gauge whether intervention principles designed for PN might be applicable in mitigating incel-related beliefs and behaviours. A comprehensive search across multiple databases identified 12 studies, both quantitative and qualitative, that met the selection criteria.
A narrative synthesis revealed emerging themes of sexual frustration, perceived male oppression, aggrievedentitlement and hegemonic masculinity.
Future empirical endeavours should investigate whether the identification of PN in incels could serve as a predictivemarker for incel-related radical beliefs and behaviours.
非自愿独身者，此后简称为“厌女症患者”，是指那些无法获得性伴侣或浪漫伴侣的人，这导致他们对女性产生愤怒情绪。在“男性领域”，像埃利奥特·罗杰这样的厌女症激进分子因实施厌女恐怖行为而常常被奉为偶像。虽然社会学、犯罪学和政治学领域的跨学科研究激增，但在探索与厌女症相关信念的潜在心理因素方面仍存在重大差距。患有病理性自恋（PN）的个体与厌女症患者在认知、态度和行为上有显著的相似之处。
本系统综述探讨了这两类人群的交叉点，以评估为病理性自恋设计的干预原则是否适用于减轻与厌女症相关的信念和行为。对多个数据库进行全面检索后，确定了12项符合入选标准的定量和定性研究。
叙事性综合分析揭示了性挫折、感知到的男性压迫、冤屈感和霸权男性气质等新出现的主题。
未来的实证研究应调查在厌女症患者中识别病理性自恋是否可作为与厌女症相关的激进信念和行为的预测指标。
