Authoritarianism Beyond Disposition: A Literature Review of Research on Contextual Antecedents

Frontiers in Psychology

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Caroline Schnelle¹  Dirk Baier²  Andreas Hadjar³  Klaus Boehnke¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen;Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention, Zurich University of Applied Sciences;Department of Social Science, Institute of Education and Society, University of Luxembourg;Department of Social Work, Social Policy and Global Development, University of Fribourg;Center for Sociocultural Research, National Research University Higher School of Economics

关键词: authoritarianism;    personality;    contextual;    threat;    socialization;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676093

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A core debate in authoritarianism research relates to the stability of authoritarianism, i.e., whether it is a dispositional phenomenon socialized in early childhood or even genetically predisposed, or whether it is impacted by time-sensitive, exterior conditions. Whereas certain individual authoritarian tendencies emerge as a rather stable personality trait, there is also empirical evidence for a dynamic influence of external factors. This review article provides a conceptual multilevel framework for the study of authoritarianism and offers an insight into the state-of-research on socialization and situational influences, with a particular focus on threat. Findings are discussed with regard to key theories of authoritarianism.

【 授权许可】

CC BY