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The role of ideological attitudes in responses to COVID-19 threat and government restrictions in Australia.
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Personality & Individual Differences . Jun2021, Vol. 175, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Many government strategies to reduce the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) involved unprecedented restrictions on personal movement, disrupting social and economic norms. Although generally well-received in Australia, community frustration regarding these restrictions appeared to diverge across political lines. Therefore, we examined the unique effects of the ideological subfactors of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA; Aggression, Submission and Conventionalism) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO; Dominance and Anti-egalitarianism) in predicting perceived personal threat of COVID-19, and support for and reactance to government restrictions, in Australian residents across two separate samples (S1 N = 451, S2 N = 838). COVID-19 threat was positively predicted by Submission, and negatively by Conventionalism, and Anti-egalitarianism. Support for restrictions was also positively predicted by Submission, and negatively by Conventionalism, Dominance, and Anti-egalitarianism. Reactance to government restrictions was negatively predicted by Submission, and positively by Conventionalism, Dominance, and Anti-egalitarianism. These findings suggest that right-wing ideological subfactors contribute to the one's perception of COVID-19 threat and government restrictions differentially. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01918869
- Volume :
- 175
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Personality & Individual Differences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149222291
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110734