Citation

Benjamin AJ. Soc. Behav. Pers. 2016; 44(6): 881-887.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, New Zealand, Society for Personality Research)

DOI

10.2224/sbp.2016.44.6.881

PMID

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Abstract

I examined the relationship between right-wing authoritarianism and attitudes toward torture. The results from 2 studies with U.S. students and citizens, respectively, demonstrated that not only was there a significant positive relationship between right-wing authoritarianism and their attitudes toward torture, but, more specifically, there was a significant positive relationship between authoritarian aggression and attitudes toward torture. The findings are discussed within the context of theoretical models of authoritarianism and human aggression.

Keywords: right-wing authoritarianism, authoritarian aggression, attitude, torture, human aggression.

Language: en