The effects of contextual and psychological variables on extreme right-wing sentiments

Daphna Canetti; Ami Pedahzur

doi:10.2224/sbp.2002.30.4.317

The effects of contextual and psychological variables on extreme right-wing sentiments

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-334
Number of pages	18
Journal	Social Behavior and Personality
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2002.30.4.317
State	Published - 2002

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