The correlation between right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: The moderating effects of political and religious identity

Abstract

In a secondary analysis performed on a representative sample of the Italian population (N=887), we examined the correlation between right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO), analyzing the moderating effect exerted on such correlation by political interest and religion importance. RWA and SDO showed a positive, significant correlation (r=.38), moderated by political interest (which heightened it) and religion importance (which lowered it). Limits, implications, and possible developments of the research are discussed.