A Comparison of Authoritarianism in the United States, England, and Hungary with Selected Nonrandom Samples

Pentony, Joseph F.; Petersen, Karen S.E.; Philips, Olivia; Leong, C.C.; Harper, Paula; Bakowski, Alicia; Steward, Sarah; Gonzales, Rhonda

doi:10.1027//1016-9040.5.4.259

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“…As in most studies on authoritarianism to date, students were chosen as the research population because of their relative accessibility. Studies dealing with ingroup-outgroup (e.g., racism, prejudice, authoritarianism) concepts have found that there are almost no differences between results based on student samples and general population samples (Pentony, Peterson, Phillips, Leong, Harper, Bakowski, Steward, and Gonzales, 2000;Sears, 1993). 4.…”

Section: Support For Democratic Values Measurementioning

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The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

Canetti–Nisim

2004

Polit Behav

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This study addresses the as yet unaddressed question of the nature of the effects of religiosity and authoritarianism upon endorsement of abstract democratic values. Findings obtained through the analyses of structural equations show that, despite the unsettled political and security atmosphere, Israelis believe in democratic values to a considerable extent. Furthermore, findings do not fully support the theoretical expectation that religiosity is likely to decrease support for democratic values; namely, in and of itself, religiosity has a negligible impact on endorsement of democratic values. Yet again, analyses lend credence to theory on authoritarianism-the negative effect of religiosity on endorsement of democratic values results from the mediation of authoritarianism. These findings are understood and discussed with regard to theoretical implications. The major conclusion, then, in contrast to existing assumptions regarding religiosity and negation of democracy linkage, is that religiosity cannot be considered the sole direct root cause of negation of democracy.

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Section: Support For Democratic Values Measurementioning

confidence: 96%

The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

Canetti–Nisim

2004

Polit Behav

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“…Looking for left-wing authoritarians in societies where the communist ideology has dominated for several decades has proven to be a fruitful approach. Multiple studies showed that in Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Yugoslavia authoritarianism correlates positively with support for: socialist ideology, socialist party preferences, positive feelings for communists, political left self-placement and communist principles (Enyedi and Todosijevi c, 2002;Krauss, 2002;McFarland et al, 1992McFarland et al, , 1993McFarland et al, , 1996Pentony et al, 2000;Todosijevi c, 2005Todosijevi c, , 2006Todosijevi c and Enyedi, 2008a, b).…”

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Left-wing authoritarianism is not a myth, but a worrisome reality. Evidence from 13 Eastern European countries

Regt

Mortelmans

Smits

2011

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

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A sometimes heated debate between authoritarianism researchers takes place on the issue of authoritarianism on the left. Some researchers argue that authoritarianism is typical for right-wing political orientation while other researchers assert that authoritarianism can also be found at the left side of the political spectrum. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we aim to contribute to the ongoing discussion on left-wing authoritarianism. Using representative samples, the relationship between authoritarianism and political preferences is examined in 13 ex-communist Eastern European countries. Employing six different indicators of left-wing/communist political orientations make clear that, despite cross-national differences, left-wing authoritarianism is definitely not a myth in Eastern European countries. Second, it was aimed to survey whether authoritarian persons in Eastern European countries might be a possible threat for the transition to democracy. Based upon five items it was demonstrated that in general the Eastern European population seems to hold a positive opinion on democracy. However, it becomes also clear that authoritarian persons in the ex-communist countries are significantly less positive towards democracy.

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“…Historically, many researchers have argued for the possibility of left‐wing authoritarianism (e.g., Eysenck, 1954; Mullen et al., 2003; Ray, 1983; Rokeach, 1960; Shils, 1954), and burgeoning evidence spanning multiple nations and three continents validates many of these conceptual arguments (Conway et al., 2018; Conway & McFarland, 2019; Costello et al., 2021; Conway et al., 2020b, 2021; Conway, Conway, et al., 2020; De Regt et al., 2011; Fasce & Avendaño, 2020; Federico et al., 2017; Malka et al., 2017; McFarland et al., 1992; McFarland et al., 1993; McFarland et al., 1996; Pentony et al., 2000; Todosijević, 2005; Todosijević & Enyedi, 2008; Van Hiel et al., 2006; Wronski et al., 2018). This evidence for LWA can be roughly grouped into two source types.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The curious case of left‐wing authoritarianism: When authoritarian persons meet anti‐authoritarian norms

Conway

McFarland

Costello

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J Theo Social Psycho

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Left-Wing Authoritarianism (LWA) has a controversial history in psychology. Some researchers have expressed skepticism about the existence of LWA, whereas others have argued that LWA is a valid construct. In the present article, we offer a framework to reconcile these two perspectives by proposing that ideologically-based authoritarian norms are sometimes in conflict with the processes that create authoritarian individuals.In Western political contexts, authoritarian norms are more likely to occur on the conservative side of the political spectrum; but authoritarian persons can occur in both conservatives and liberals. In our model, left-wing authoritarians thus often occupy the space where forces influencing authoritarianism are in conflict. We review existing evidence related to the model, derive four hypotheses from the model, and discuss criteria for falsifying the model. We conclude by considering the model's place in current research on the complexities of ideology.

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A Comparison of Authoritarianism in the United States, England, and Hungary with Selected Nonrandom Samples

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

The Effect of Religiosity on Endorsement of Democratic Values: The Mediating Influence of Authoritarianism

Left-wing authoritarianism is not a myth, but a worrisome reality. Evidence from 13 Eastern European countries

The curious case of left‐wing authoritarianism: When authoritarian persons meet anti‐authoritarian norms

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