Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2015
Abstract
Authoritarianism refers to the individual’s willingness to submit to authorities that are perceived as established and legitimate and to conform to social norms and traditions endorsed by society at large, as well as a general aggressiveness toward groups that deviate from the modal norm (Altemeyer, 1981). Since the publication of The Authoritarian Personality, the seminal work by Adorno, Frenkel-Brunswik, Levinson, and Sanford (1950), numerous empirical studies have consistently demonstrated the seemingly inextricable link between authoritarianism and negative attitudes about out-groups (for a meta-analysis, see Sibley & Duckitt, 2008). Indeed, in the authoritarian mind, minorities are readily perceived as “bad, disruptive, immoral, and deviant” people who do not fit into society (Duckitt, 2001, p. 85).
Discipline
Personality and Social Contexts | Psychology | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Psychological Science
Volume
26
Issue
12
First Page
1972
Last Page
1974
ISSN
0956-7976
Identifier
10.1177/0956797615605271
Publisher
Association for Psychological Science
Citation
ROETS, Arne, AU, Evelyn W. M., & Van Hiel, Alain.(2015). Can Authoritarianism Lead to Greater Liking of Out-Groups? The Intriguing Case of Singapore. Psychological Science, 26(12), 1972-1974.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1954
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615605271