Authoritarianism scales predict convention, religion, and right-wing politics

Evidence

Summary. Many studies, approaching the issue from many angles, have found that RWA scores predict conventional behavior. Extensive connections exist with traditional religious beliefs and views of the sexes. High RWAs have also conformed more to group averages, and embraced social norms and traditional institutional practices more. They score higher on various measures of conservatism, and tend to support or belong to right-wing political parties. Some of the relationships discovered to date have been extraordinarily powerful. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 514

Categorization

• XREF: Empirical bridge for vault claims linking Christian nationalism to right-wing politics and prejudice.