Short version of the right-wing authoritarianism scale for the Brazilian context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4407451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felipe Vilanova (0000-0002-2516-9975, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author), Taciano L Milfont (0000-0001-6838-6307, University of Waikato), Angelo Brandelli Costa (0000-0002-0742-8152, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-17 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s41155-023-00260-4 |
| PMID | 37470848 |
| OpenAlex | W4384820666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 43 |
Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) is a central predictor of distinct phenomena such as prejudice, voting behavior, corruption, conspiratory beliefs and dietary habits. Given its theoretical and practical relevance, researchers have incorporated RWA measures in large-scale surveys but their length can be an impediment. Although short RWA scales exist, none consider the cultural variability of the RWA structure in non-WEIRD contexts such as Brazil. Here, we report data from five cross-sectional and longitudinal Brazilian samples (Ntotal = 2,493) used to develop a short RWA version that considers cross-cultural specificities of the Brazilian context, where an alternative four-factor model was observed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed a four-factor structure comprising Authoritarianism, Traditionalism, Submission to Authority and Contestation to Authority dimensions. Six-month longitudinal results indicated that Authoritarianism and Traditionalism are more stable than both Submission and Contestation to Authority. Correlations between these dimensions and right-wing political self-categorization were statistically equivalent for the full 34-item RWA scale version and the new 12-item version. Results confirm the psychometric properties of the four-factor, 12-item RWA scale in this cultural context
Authoritarianism · Confirmatory factor analysis · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Prejudice (legal term) · Scale (ratio) · Social dominance orientation · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Traditionalism · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |