Citation

Assche JV, Dhont K, Pettigrew TF. J. Community Appl. Soc. Psychol. 2019; 29(5): 385-401.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/casp.2407

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The roles of authoritarianism, social dominance orientation (SDO), and prejudice in the prediction of far-right support were examined in Europe and the United States. A meta-analysis shows remarkably similar, positive, and strong associations of far-right support with these three variables in previous studies conducted in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

RESULTS from two cross-sectional studies in the United States further indicated that higher levels of authoritarianism and SDO related to higher voting intentions and support for Trump, via increased prejudice. In a three-wave longitudinal study in the United Kingdom, authoritarianism and SDO predicted pro-Brexit attitudes and support for the U.K. Independence Party, again via prejudice. These results shed a new light on the widely held beliefs in "American and British exceptionalism," as Trump and Brexit adherents share the same social-psychological underpinnings as far-right supporters observed in several European countries.

Language: en

Keywords

authoritarianism; Brexit; ethnic prejudice; social dominance orientation; Trump