In a study of head high school football and basketball coaches, the more successful coaches were shown to be those who are also more authoritarian. (Author/KM)

Research conducted by the author in South Africa confirms Pettigrew's findings that the acceptance by an individual of prejudicial attitudes is not a function of an underlying personality dimension, but merely the result of socially adaptive mechanisms. (Author)

There is some evidence from Western countries indicating a relationship between authoritarian personality structure and political beliefs or attitudes. The present study explored political differences among an Indian student sample. (Author)

Hypothesizes that the personality dimension of authoritarianism can be measured by means of symbols just as well as it is currently measured by Adorno's verbal F-scale. Pilot study confirms symbolic test of intolerance of ambiguity resulted in positive correlation. (Author/DB)

Explores the relationship between moral judgment level and authoritarian and ethnocentric attitudes. Hypothesizes that higher levels of moral judgment are related to anti-authoritarian and anti-ethnocentric attitudes. Results of the Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure and scales for authoritarism and ethnocentrism indicate that moral judgment…

Low correlations were found between authoritarianism and prejudice against non-whites. It is suggested that in South Africa, in comparison to America, prejudice serves a utilitarian rather than an ego-defense function, and is thus more amenable to change. (DB)

Reports a study that examined the relationship among classical authoritarianism, directiveness, and attitudes toward institutional authority among young adolescents in Adelaide, Australia. Concludes that the concept of classical authoritarianism has limited relevance to the social attitudes of children, and that attitude towards authority is not…

This is a short summary of research undertaken to find if there is a degree of correlation between a measure of filial piety and a measure of authoritarianism exhibited by Chinese as opposed to Americans. (JH)

Makes use of cross-cultural results on two sets of items. Consistent results suggest that content and set are normally both important in the score. (Author/JB)

Reports a study that examined the influence of authoritarianism on the formation of behavioral intentions by female college students. High authoritarians took subjective norms less into account relative to low authoritarians, providing support for the theory that personal and subjective norms can be distinguished empirically. (LS)

Hypothesizes that a conservative and individualistic orientation results in the fatalistic, alienated, and helpless outlook known as hopelessness. Provides extensive references to studies and theories characterizing conservatism and a work ethic belief as manifestations of an a maladaptive stage of psychological development. (MJP)

Surveys undergraduate psychology students in an attempt to ascertain the relationship among right wing authoritarianism (RWA) thinking, relativism and idealism, and political orientation. Discovers an inverse relationship between RWA and relativism but a surprising positive correlation between idealism and RWA. (MJP)