Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion?
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Mavor, Kenneth; Louis, Winnifred R; Laythe, Brian
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In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified: (1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale; (2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures; (3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the possible independence of components within RWA; and...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Mavor, Kenneth | |
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dc.contributor.author | Louis, Winnifred R | |
dc.contributor.author | Laythe, Brian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:26:32Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1468-5906 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67806 | |
dc.description.abstract | In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified: (1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale; (2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures; (3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the possible independence of components within RWA; and (4) statistical artifacts arising in multiple regression from the combination of these factors. We elaborate these four issues and then demonstrate how they can lead to different interpretations of some previously published data. The article concludes with suggestions for the management and resolution of these issues that may allow RWA to continue to be used in religiosity and prejudice research and how it might evolve to become the boon to researchers that they seek. | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | |
dc.source | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Fundamentalism; Measurement; Prejudice; Religiosity; Right-wing authoritarianism | |
dc.title | Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion? | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 50 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 119999 - Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f2965xPUB1529 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Mavor, Kenneth, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Louis, Winnifred R, University of Queensland | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Laythe, Brian, Ivy Tech Community College | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 22 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 43 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01550.x | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T08:14:53Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-79952203580 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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