A preliminary model linking Right and Left-wing authoritarianism, Social dominance and Political Ideology

ETCHEZAHAR, E.; PRADO GASCO, V. J.

Estambul

Congreso; 12th European Congress of Psychology; 2011

European Congress of Psychology

From the social psychology perspective, the study authoritarianism and social dominance orientation (SDO) has a long tradition (Adorno et al.,1950; Pratto, Sidanius, Stallworth & Malle,1994; Altemeyer,2006). Within the authoritarian theory has differentiated the right-wing (RWA) of the left-wing (LWA), however only been able to show empirically the right-wing (Altemeyer,1996,2006). The study proposes a tentative model including political ideology self-positioning, both types of authoritarianism (RWA and LWA) and SDO. Students 20-35 years; incidental, stratified with proportional allocation 273 subjects; SEM, correlations, among others; Instruments: RWA, SDO, LWA, and political ideology self-positioning. The results seem to support the theoretical model. A significant correlation between political ideology, authoritarianism (both RWA and LWA) and the SDO. On the other hand, interest in politics seems to modulate the relationship between these variables. The study represents a first approach, as well as a tentative model. It will be necessary new research using more complex methodologies.