Exploring the multidimensional facets of authoritarianism: Authoritarian aggression and social dominance orientation

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Passini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Authoritarian aggression; Authoritarianism; Moral exclusion; Social dominance orientation; Submissiveness; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749108446     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.67.1.51     Document Type: Article

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