The view that projective identification is one of the cruel weapons—albeit an unconscious weapon—in the toolbox of a narcissist is a creative and intriguing notion. It is interesting to look ...

Projective identification is the unconscious projection of unwanted aspects of one's self into others, leading to the bolstering of a conscious self-view concordant with one's role requirements.

Misogyny, Projective Identification, and Mentalization tells the story of women who have been erased, dismissed, and devalued, while putting forth a hypothesis about why the phenomenon occurs and ...

Ely, R., Sanaz Mobasseri, and C. Chu. "Defending White Hegemonic Masculinity: A Test of the Projective Identification Hypothesis." Paper presented at the European Group for Organizational Studies ...

It might be true, an example of projective identification, or it might not be true, merely our tendency to blame others when we behave badly.