@article{ref1,
title="Threat as a factor in authoritarianism",
journal="Journal of personality and social psychology",
year="1973",
author="Sales, Stephen M.",
volume="28",
number="1",
pages="44-57",
abstract="Many investigators have proposed that threat is a basic cause of authoritarianism. This perspective suggests the hypothesis that increased threat should evoke increased authoritarianism. To test this prediction, various archival data from 2 threatening historical periods (the 1930's and 1967-1970) and 2 nonthreatening periods (the 1920's and 1959-1964) were examined to determine whether authoritarianism did increase in response to threat. Data indicate that environmental threat was reliably associated with changed behavior in most areas of the &quot;authoritarian syndrome.&quot; Results are consistent with the hypothesis that threat is a cause of authoritarianism and added validity to the concept of an authoritarian syndrome. (45 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-3514",
doi="10.1037/h0035588",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0035588"
}