Values as a cognitive basis of authoritarianism and dominance Les valeurs comme base cognitive de l’autoritarisme et de la domination Valores como base cognitiva do autoritarismo e dominância Los valores como base cognitiva del autoritarismo y la dominancia

ZUBIETA, ELENA M.; SOSA, FERNANDA M.

Revista de Psicologia (Peru)

Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

Lugar: Lima; Año: 2022 vol. 40 p. 851 - 878

0254-9247

Sexism, xenophobia, or homophobia are based on values and beliefs about inequality between groups. To analyze the relationship between Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) with Values (Schwartz, 1992), an explanatory, non-experimental cross-sectional study was conducted based on an intentional sample composed by 407 university students (58.5% women; mean age 23.69 years). The findings ratify the RWA and SDO as conservative constructs structured in terms of power and in values opposed to non-aggressive intergroup relations, ratifying a general disposition to prejudice. Also, differential configurations showed up supporting the idea of the Dual Processing Model about the multidimensional nature of prejudice (Duckitt & Sibley, 2010).