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The relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and psychological well-being
Emma Onraet1, Alain Van Hiel, Kristof Dhont
1Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium. Emma.Onraet@UGent.be
Abstract:
The relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and psychological well-being has been intensively studied. Although some studies supported the hypothesis that right-wing attitudes are negatively related with well-being, other research yielded positive or nonsignificant relationships. We conducted a meta-analysis (total samples = 97, total N = 69,221) of measures of well-being, including positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and intrinsic goal pursuit. The obtained effect sizes were generally weak and nonsignificant, except for a moderate relationship between intrinsic goal pursuit and social dominance orientation. Our results thus do not support previous theories that claim that right-wing attitudes yield substantial relationships with psychological well-being.
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