Religious Fundamentalism, Right‐wing Authoritarianism, and Meaning in Life

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake Womick ◽  
Brendon Woody ◽  
Laura A. King
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism

A mediational analysis of the role of right-wing authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism in the religiosity–prejudice link

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 851-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan K. Johnson ◽  
Wade C. Rowatt ◽  
Lucy M. Barnard-Brak ◽  
Julie A. Patock-Peckham ◽  
Jordan P. LaBouff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Mediational Analysis

scholarly journals Exposure to authoritarian values leads to lower positive affect, higher negative affect, and higher meaning in life

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256759
Author(s):  
Jake Womick ◽  
John Eckelkamp ◽  
Sam Luzzo ◽  
Sarah J. Ward ◽  
S. Glenn Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Real World ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Adolf Hitler ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
And Control

Five studies tested the effect of exposure to authoritarian values on positive affect (PA), negative affect (NA), and meaning in life (MIL). Study 1 (N = 1,053) showed that simply completing a measure of right-wing authoritarianism (vs. not) prior to rating MIL led to higher MIL. Preregistered Study 2 (N = 1,904) showed that reading speeches by real-world authoritarians (e.g., Adolf Hitler) led to lower PA, higher NA, and higher MIL than a control passage. In preregistered Studies 3 (N = 1,573) and 4 (N = 1,512), Americans read authoritarian, egalitarian, or control messages and rated mood, MIL, and evaluated the passages. Both studies showed that egalitarian messages led to better mood and authoritarian messages led to higher MIL. Study 5 (N = 148) directly replicated these results with Canadians. Aggregating across studies (N = 3,401), moderational analyses showed that meaning in life, post manipulation, was associated with more favorable evaluations of the authoritarian passage. In addition, PA was a stronger predictor of MIL in the egalitarian and control conditions than in the authoritarian condition. Further results showed no evidence that negative mood (or disagreement) spurred the boost in MIL. Implications and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals FUNDAMENTALISM AMONG ACEHNESE YOUTH: ACEHNESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ON RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIANISM, AND MILITIA SENTIMENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Alif Azadi Taufik ◽  
Farnanda .
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Religious Fundamentalist ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Right

Purpose:This study aims to measure the attitude levels of Acehnese university students on religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments and determine whether there are strong correlations between these attitudes. Methodology:A modified Islamic and Indonesian version of the Revised Religious Fundamentalism Scale, the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale, and the Militia Scale were employed in an online survey.The survey gathered 308 responses and 85 of them completed. Results:Acehnese Muslims display a 69.3%, 54% and 58% attitude level of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments respectively, displayingattitudes significantly higher than Toronto Muslims, Hindus, Jews, United States and Canadian Christians, and Ghanaian Christians and Muslims. Religious fundamentalist attitudes correlated 72% with right-wing authoritarian attitudes and 62%with militia sentiments. Right-wing authoritarianism correlated 61% with militia sentiments. Implications:The findings of this study are useful in understanding the interlocking social relationships of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments. Specifically, these findings indicate the challenges the Indonesian government still face in empowering democracy and restoring the central government’s legitimacy in Aceh. Originality:This study adapts well-known scales into a unique Indonesian and Islamic context, providing a unique perspective in the discussion of religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and militia sentiments. It elucidates the unique personality of Acehnese youth, whom have been under studied.

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