Are needs to manage uncertainty and threat associated with political conservatism or ideological extremity?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 989-1007

  Jost, John T ^a   Napier, Jaime L ^a   Thorisdottir, Hulda ^a   Gosling, Samuel D ^b   Palfai, Tibor P ^c   Ostafin, Brian ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Ideology; Liberalism; Political orientation; Threat; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW YORK; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEXAS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34250877010     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207301028     Document Type: Article

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