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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The correlation between right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: The moderating effects of political and religious identity

Alberto MirisolaRossana CimaLuca RicolfiFrancesca DallagoMichele Roccato

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Social PsychologyeducationAuthoritarianismRight-wing authoritarianismReligious identityItalian populationCorrelationPoliticsSecondary analysisPsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologySocial dominance orientationApplied Psychology

description

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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-12-01
10.1080/01973530802502333http://hdl.handle.net/2318/51710