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Authoritarian Disbeliefs in Diversity.
Frank Asbrock1, Mathias Kauff2
1a Chemnitz University of Technology.
The Journal of Social Psychology
|April 14, 2015
Summary
Ethnic diversity challenges authoritarians. Authoritarian aggression, a key manifestation, fully explained why authoritarian predispositions negatively predicted diversity beliefs in students.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Political Psychology
Background:
- Ethnic diversity can be perceived as a threat by individuals with authoritarian predispositions.
- Authoritarian dynamic theory posits that perceived threats trigger authoritarian reactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test a mediation model derived from authoritarian dynamic theory.
- To examine the relationship between authoritarian predisposition, diversity beliefs, and authoritarian aggression.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 171 students participated in the study.
- A mediation model was tested to analyze the relationships between variables.
Main Results:
- Authoritarian predisposition was found to negatively predict diversity beliefs.
- This effect was fully mediated by authoritarian aggression, an authoritarian manifestation.
- Authoritarian submission and conventionalism did not mediate the relationship.
Conclusions:
- Results support authoritarian dynamic theory and differentiate between authoritarian predispositions and manifestations.
- Authoritarian aggression is a key mechanism through which authoritarian predispositions impact diversity beliefs.
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