Psychological motives and political orientation--The left, the right, and the rigid

Comment on Jost et al. (2003)

Bibliographic Data

ID5140959
AuthorsJeff Greenberg (0000-0002-2206-0771, University of Arizona), Eva Jonas (0000-0003-1016-3076, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Year2003
Volume129
Issue3
Pages376-382
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0033-2909.129.3.376
PMID12784935
OpenAlexW1964916112
LanguageEN
Citations received148
References cited38

Presenting an impressive model based on a large body of evidence, J. T. Jost, J. Glaser, A.W. Kruglanski, and F. J. Sulloway (2003) proposed that political conservatism uniquely serves epistemic, existential, and ideological needs driven by fears and uncertainties. The authors offer an alternative view based on conceptual considerations, historical events, features of communist ideology and practice, and additional social science research not reviewed by Jost et al. (2003). First, the authors take issue with Jost et al.'s (2003) description of the two core components of political conservatism. Second, they propose that the motives in the model are equally well served by rigid adherence to any extreme ideology regardless of whether it is right wing or left wing

Biology and political orientation · Communism · Conservatism · Epistemology · Existentialism · Ideology · Left and right · Orientation (vector space) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Mathematics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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