Autoritarismo y conciencia de muerte en estudiantes universitarios españoles

Abstract

Resumen: El objetivo del presente estudio fue relacionar el autoritarismo y la conciencia de muerte, postulándose que los sujetos con un mayor grado de autoritarismo presentarían más miedo ante la muerte propia y ajena. Mediante un muestreo bietápico de conveniencia con submuestreo aleatorio intragrupo se seleccionaron 202 estudiantes universitarios españoles con edades entre los 18 y los 25 años (M = 20,50; DT = 2,57). Los resultados aportan evidencias empíricas acerca de las diferencias significativas en función del género en el factor Antiintraceptividad de la Escala F, con tasas más elevadas manifestadas en el género masculino y diferencias atribuibles a la edad (factor Poder y fortaleza en la Escala F y Convencionalismo y Sumisión autoritaria en la Escala Autoritarismo de Derechas [RWA, por su sigla en inglés] en los jó-venes de mayor edad respecto del nivel más bajo). En ambas escalas se ha confirmado la existencia de diferencias significativas tanto en función de la clase social como de la orientación política. También se han hallado evidencias empíricas que confirman que las personas autoritarias presentan mayor miedo a la muerte propia y ajena y son más conscientes del proceso de morir. Se discute acerca de las implicaciones de tales hallazgos y se plantean futuras líneas de investigación en la temática. Abstract:The aim of this study was to relate authoritarianism and awareness of death, suggesting that subjects with a higher degree of authoritarianism would present a greater fear of their own and others death. 202 Spanish university students, aged between 18 and 25 years (M = 20,50; DT= 2,57) were selected using a two-stage sampling of convenience with an intra-group random subsample. The results obtained in this study provide empirical evidence on the significant differences by gender in the Anti-intraceptivity factor of F Scale, with higher rates expressed in the male gender and differences due to age (Power and Strength factor in F Scale and Conventionalism, Authoritarian submission in the Right Wing Authoritarianism [RWA] Scale in the older students compared to the lowest level). In both scales it was confirmed that there are significant differences, both in terms of social class and political orientation. It has also been found empirical evidence confirming that the authoritarian people have a greater fear of their own and others death, and are more aware of the dying process. The implications of these findings are discussed and future research lines in the subject are proposed.

Moral judgement among university students in Ica: A view from the perspective of Lawrence Kohlberg

“…In view of this, it was possible to identify that 12.75% of the total sample were in the preconventional stage, this being the level with the lowest frequency among the study sample. This result differs from that found by Juarez and Tananta (2020) because they found that most of the university students in their sample were at the preconventional level of moral judgment (58.75%), so it was determined that the determining moral judgment among the students was preconventional. It should be noted that at this level the moral sense and judgment is assumed in such a way that the norms are accepted and if they favor one’s own interests.…”