Predicting Attitudes toward Operation Iraqi Freedom

Bibliographic Data

ID13655599
AuthorsJohn A Terrizzi (Juniata College), John Terrizzi (Juniata College), David R Drews (Juniata College, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue1
Pages183-189
Publication date2005-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.1.183-189
PMID15825924
OpenAlexW2000723827
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

98 male and female college students ranging in age from 17 to 22 years (M= 19.2, SD= 1.1) were administered a questionnaire that contained Altemeyer's 20-item Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA), questions about the legitimacy of the 2000 presidential election, Mayton's Physical Nonviolence Subscale, and a scale designed to measure attitudes toward Operation Iraqi Freedom. RWA scores, perceptions of the legitimacy of the 2000 presidential election, and scores on the Physical Nonviolence subscale were independent predictors of attitudes toward Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition, those who had higher RWA scores were more likely to perceive the 2000 presidential election as legitimate. There was no significant correlation between RWA scores and attitudes toward physical nonviolence

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Legitimacy · Perception · Political science · Politics · Presidential campaign · Presidential election · Presidential system · Scale (ratio · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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