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.
Keyword(s)
Social Dominance Orientation Right-Wing Authoritarianism attribution addiction helpingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-02-28
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
10
Issue
1
Page numbers
27–40
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Halkjelsvik, Torleif
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rise, Jostein
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Date of first publication2014-02-28
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Abstract / DescriptionWe 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationHalkjelsvik, 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
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/874
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1066
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v10i1.669
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Keyword(s)Social Dominance Orientationen_US
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Keyword(s)Right-Wing Authoritarianismen_US
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Keyword(s)attributionen_US
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Keyword(s)addictionen_US
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Keyword(s)helpingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSocial Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Willingness to Help Addicted Individuals: The Role of Responsibility Judgmentsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers27–40
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Volume10
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