Exploratory research examines semantic relationships of concepts with authoritarianism, suggesting meaningful implications.
Relationships were explored between semantic ratings of 11 concepts and Authoritarianism.Male Ss (N = 80) aged 16-20 rated each of the 11 concepts in terms of six polar adjectives.Three factors were extracted out of the matrix of intercorrelations among the scores on the F scale and ratings on the six polar adjectives.Authoritarianism was found to hang with semantic scales of 'Valuable-Worthless' and 'Hot-Cold' prior to rotation, and with 'Hot-Cold' after rotation.The matrix of intercorrelations among the scores on the F scale and ratings of the concepts yielded four factors.After varimax rotation, the following concepts were found to be hanging with Authoritarianism: Present, Mother, Responsibility, Power, and Freedom.
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