Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2008
Abstract
Previous research shows that the motivation to be mindful is associated with less intolerance toward deviant and stigmatized groups. The present research examines authoritarianism as a possible moderator of this seemingly robust finding. We obtained consistent evidence from two studies that authoritarianism (right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation) moderates the relationship between need for cognition and punitiveness. Among low authoritarians, need for cognition was negatively associated with punitiveness and dispositional attribution of crimes and positively associated with support for rehabilitation of criminals. However, among high authoritarians, the pattern reversed. These results are discussed in the context of some recent advances in the understanding of motivated social cognition.
Keywords
Motivated social cognition, Need for cognition, Punitiveness, Right-wing authoritarianism, Social dominance
Discipline
Cognition and Perception | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Political Psychology
Volume
29
Issue
1
First Page
77
Last Page
91
ISSN
0162-895X
Identifier
10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00613.x
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
TAM, Kim-Pong, LEUNG, Angela K. Y., & CHIU, Chi-Yue.(2008). On Being a Mindful Authoritarian: Is Need for Cognition Always Associated with Greater Tolerance of Deviant and Stigmatized Groups?. Political Psychology, 29(1), 77-91.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00613.x