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The Effects of Contextual and Psychological Variables on Extreme Right-wing Sentiments

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: This article assesses how socioeconomic and psychological factors explain right-wing extremist (RWE) sentiments. A correlation was expected between two psychological factors: authoritarianism and supernaturalist beliefs, and RWE, and a weaker correlation between socioeconomic variables and RWE, compared to psychological variables. Questionnaires were given to 1,247 Israeli university students. Results confirmed the expectation that psychological variables were better predictors of RWE. These conclusions contradict attributing RWE to socioeconomic factors.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2002.30.4.317

Authors: Daphna Canetti, Ami Pedahzur

Institution: University of Haifa

Language: English

Topic: Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1995841414

FWCI: 3.995

Cites: 79

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10