People high in left-wing authoritarianism tended also to score high on right-wing authoritarianism

Evidence

Second, when I looked at these 49 relatively high LWAs, I found 11 of them had also been High RWAs (where they really were high), but only 6 of them had been Low RWAs. These “High-Highs” killed any chance for a big negative correlation. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2897

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the possibility that authoritarianism is a general personality dimension regardless of which direction it points — echoing the ‘authoritarian follower’ concept and Altemeyer’s earlier RWA research; also resonates with the idea that ideology is often a rationalization of a deeper disposition. — connects to: Authoritarianism can manifest on the political left as well as right — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 446; Left-wing progressives can score as authoritarian as right-wing extremists — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 446
• SEED: An article angle: the ‘High-High’ finding suggests authoritarianism may be a generalized submission disposition that can be pointed at either the Establishment or its overthrow — questioning whether left-authoritarian movements are even produced by left-authoritarian individuals.