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On the Eve of War: Authoritarianism, Social Dominance, and American Students’ Attitudes Toward Attacking Iraq

Sam G. McFarland

Western Kentucky University, sam.mcfarland{at}wku

In the week before the 2003 American attack on Iraq, the effects of authoritarianism and the social dominance orientation on support for the attack were examined. Based on prior research on the nature of these constructs, a structural model was developed and tested. As predicted, authoritarianism strengthened support for the attack by intensifying the perception that Iraq threatened America. Social dominance increased support by reducing concern for the likely human costs of the war. Both also increased blind patriotism, which in turn reduced concern for the war’s human costs and was reciprocally related to the belief that Iraq threatened America.

Key Words: authoritarianism • social dominance • patriotism • war • threat

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 3, 360-367 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271596
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