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Francesca Dallago

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Facing natural disasters through the endorsement of authoritarian attitudes

2020

Abstract We analyzed the relations between exposure to news describing a natural disaster and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) with 241 Italian adults, surveyed twice, before and after a severe earthquake. Our results were compatible with the idea that the exposure to earthquake news led to an increase in RWA among people who had low, but not among who had relatively high, authoritarian levels before the event. We discuss the findings in terms of compensatory control, and highlight strengths and limitations of the study.

Social PsychologyEvent (relativity)Natural disasterAuthoritarianismRight-wing authoritarianismRight-wing authoritarianismPolitical scienceNatural disastersRight-wing authoritarianism Threat Natural disastersCompensatory controlNatural disasterSettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologyThreatApplied PsychologyJournal of Environmental Psychology
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The correlation between right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: The moderating effects of political and religious identity

2008

In a secondary analysis performed on a representative sample of the Italian population (N = 887), we examined the correlation between right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO), analyzing the moderating effect exerted on such correlation by political interest and religion importance. RWA and SDO showed a positive, significant correlation (r = .38), moderated by political interest (which heightened it) and religion importance (which lowered it). Limits, implications, and possible developments of the research are discussed.

Social PsychologyeducationAuthoritarianismRight-wing authoritarianismReligious identityItalian populationCorrelationPoliticsSecondary analysisPsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologySocial dominance orientationApplied Psychology
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Predicting right-wing authoritarianism via personality and dangerous world beliefs: Direct, indirect, and interactive effects

2012

In an Italian sample (N=483, 78.23% women, mean age = 27.61 years old), we used structural equation modeling with latent variables and interactions to analyze the direct, indirect, and interactive effects exerted on right-wing authoritarianism by the Big Five factors of personality and by dangerous world beliefs. Openness, Neuroticism, and Conscientiousness exerted direct effects on right-wing authoritarianism; the first two relationships were partially mediated by dangerous world beliefs. Most importantly, the relationship between dangerous world beliefs and right-wing authoritarianism was moderated by Openness: dangerous world beliefs significantly influenced right-wing authoritarianism s…

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