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Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Willingness to Help Addicted Individuals: The Role of Responsibility Judgments

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Halkjelsvik, Torleif
Rise, Jostein

Abstract / Description

We investigated how Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) were related to motivation to personally help addicted individuals and approval of public spending on addiction treatment. The study employs an attributional analysis based on Weiner’s theory of social motivation. SDO was associated with less approval of public spending on treatment and lower motivation to personally help. RWA was associated with less approval of public spending but exerted a direct positive effect on motivation to personally help. However, the latter effect was cancelled out by an indirect negative effect from an attributional process where addicted individuals were perceived as more responsible for their condition. An association between RWA and judgments of responsibility was further indicated in an investigation of positive vs. negative outcomes of addictions. RWA correlated with ratings of personal responsibility across the valence of outcomes, whereas SDO did not. In conclusion, the relation between RWA and (lack of) motivation to help is partly explained by a greater emphasis on personal responsibility, and the relation between SDO and (lack of) motivation to help is independent of responsibility judgments.

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Social Dominance Orientation Right-Wing Authoritarianism attribution addiction helping

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Date of first publication

2014-02-28

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

10

Issue

1

Page numbers

27–40

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Halkjelsvik, T., & Rise, J. (2014). Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Willingness to Help Addicted Individuals: The Role of Responsibility Judgments. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(1), 27–40. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i1.669
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Halkjelsvik, Torleif
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rise, Jostein
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    2018-11-21T09:59:03Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:03Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-02-28
  • Abstract / Description
    We investigated how Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) were related to motivation to personally help addicted individuals and approval of public spending on addiction treatment. The study employs an attributional analysis based on Weiner’s theory of social motivation. SDO was associated with less approval of public spending on treatment and lower motivation to personally help. RWA was associated with less approval of public spending but exerted a direct positive effect on motivation to personally help. However, the latter effect was cancelled out by an indirect negative effect from an attributional process where addicted individuals were perceived as more responsible for their condition. An association between RWA and judgments of responsibility was further indicated in an investigation of positive vs. negative outcomes of addictions. RWA correlated with ratings of personal responsibility across the valence of outcomes, whereas SDO did not. In conclusion, the relation between RWA and (lack of) motivation to help is partly explained by a greater emphasis on personal responsibility, and the relation between SDO and (lack of) motivation to help is independent of responsibility judgments.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Halkjelsvik, T., & Rise, J. (2014). Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Willingness to Help Addicted Individuals: The Role of Responsibility Judgments. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 10(1), 27–40. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i1.669
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/874
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1066
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
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    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i1.669
  • Keyword(s)
    Social Dominance Orientation
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  • Keyword(s)
    Right-Wing Authoritarianism
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  • Keyword(s)
    attribution
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  • Keyword(s)
    addiction
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  • Keyword(s)
    helping
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Willingness to Help Addicted Individuals: The Role of Responsibility Judgments
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    27–40
  • Volume
    10
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