Anxiety and Dogmatism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13652150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David J Hanson (State University of New York, College at Potsdam, corresponding author), Anne M Bush (State University of New York, College at Potsdam) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 366-366 |
| Publication date | 1971-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1971.29.2.366 |
| PMID | 5126747 |
| OpenAlex | W2085253281 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Rokeach (1960) has suggested that dogmatism represents a cognitive network of defenses against anxiety. However, this position has been inadequately and inconsisrently supported (Byrne, Blaylock, & Goldberg, 1966; Fillenbaum & Jackman, 1961; Norman, 1966; Rebhun, 1966; Rokeach & Kemp, 1960; Rokeach & Bonier, 1960; Rokeach, Toch, & Rotunan, 1960; Sticht 8: Fox, 1966). The present study tests the hypothesis that anxiety created by situational threat is positively associated with closed-mindedness. Ss were selected on their availability from two metal industry factories in an upstate New York city. All were long-term employees who were 40 to 58 yr. of age. Nine employees from a factory ceasing local operations and transferring no workers (high-anxiety group) and 10 from a factory not contemplating any reduction in work force (low-anxiety group) completed Form E of the Dogmatism Scale (Rokeach, 1960). The 9 highanxiety Ss' mean Dogmatism Scale scores (M = 143.00) were significantly higher than the 10 low-anxiety Ss' mean scores (M = 129.40; t = 2.17, p < .05), thus supporting the hypothesis
Anxiety · Job satisfaction · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Situational ethics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |