On Being a Mindful Authoritarian
Is Need for Cognition Always Associated with Less Punitiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6336174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim‐pong Tam (0000-0003-1485-1343, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Angela K-Y Leung (0000-0003-2302-9941, Singapore Management University), Angela Ka‐yee Leung, Chi‐yue Chiu (0000-0002-3810-6666, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-91 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00613.x |
| OpenAlex | W2123789692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 22 |
Previous research shows that the motivation to be mindful is associated with less intolerance toward deviant and stigmatized groups. The present research examines authoritarianism as a possible moderator of this seemingly robust finding. We obtained consistent evidence from two studies that authoritarianism (right‐wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation) moderates the relationship between need for cognition and punitiveness. Among low authoritarians, need for cognition was negatively associated with punitiveness and dispositional attribution of crimes and positively associated with support for rehabilitation of criminals. However, among high authoritarians, the pattern reversed. These results are discussed in the context of some recent advances in the understanding of motivated social cognition
Attribution · Attribution bias · Authoritarianism · Cognition · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Dominance (genetics · Moderation · Need for cognition · Political science · Politics · Social cognition · Social dominance orientation · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.81 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |