The motivational bases of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: Relations to values and attitudes in the aftermath of September 11, 2001

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1425-1434

  Cohrs, J Christopher ^a   Moschner, Barbara ^b   Macs, Jürgen ^c   Kielmann, Sven ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Personal values; Political attitudes; Right wing authoritarianism; September 11th; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTHORITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERRORISM;

ATTITUDE; AUTHORITARIANISM; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 26444437285     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205275614     Document Type: Review

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