Right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: Their roots in big-five personality factors and facets

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-126

  Akrami, Nazar ^a   Ekehammar, Bo ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Big Five personality factors; Ideas; Openness to Experience; Personality facets; Prejucide; Right wing authoritarianism; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548342771     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.27.3.117     Document Type: Article

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