The Relationship Between Need for Closure and Conservative Beliefs in Western and Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7971954 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malgorzata Kossowska (0000-0001-5509-4196, Institute of Psychology), Alain Van Hiel (0000-0003-2286-737X, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 501-518 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/0162-895x.00338 |
| OpenAlex | W2053378908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 67 |
| References cited | 32 |
This work explored the hypothesis that need for closure is associated with the adoption of conservative ideology. Two different studies on eastern and western European samples (Polish and Flemish) supported the hypothesis that need for closure—as measured by Webster and Kruglanski's (1994 ) Need for Closure Scale—is related to conservative beliefs. However, in the second study, a negative relationship between need for closure and economic conservatism in the Polish sample was noted, whereas a positive relationship occurred in the Flemish sample. These results may be accounted for by the Need for Simple Structure factor of Neuberg, Judice, and West (1997 ) and by specific rather than non‐specific epistemic processes
Closure (psychology · Conservatism · Demographic economics · Economics · European union · Flemish · Geography · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Western europe · Chemistry · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2,91 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
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