Abstract

VILANOVA, Felipe et al. Are you a rightist? Predictive effects of authoritarianism and prejudice on right-wing self-categorization. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.53, pp.143-153. ISSN 2175-1390.

There is an increasing number of people who categorize themselves as part of the political right in Brazil. However, the knowledge about what predicts self-categorization on the right is still incipient. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the predictive effects of two variables historically related to the political right: Right-Wing Authoritarianism (comprised of Authoritarianism, Traditionalism, Submission to Authority, and Challenge to Authority) and Prejudice Against Sexual and Gender Diversity (PDSG). The study included 518 individuals aged between 18 and 79 years (M = 39.31; SD = 17.93), 59.80% male. Binary logistic regressions were conducted considering self-categorization on the right as a dependent variable and the components of Right-Wing Authoritarianism and PDSG as independent variables. Results suggested that 'Traditionalism' and 'Authoritarianism' components of Right-wing Authoritarianism significantly predict self-categorization on the right. Further implications are discussed in the article.

Keywords : Right; Authoritarianism; Prejudice; Self-categorization; Predictor.

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