Achievement Motivation as a Source of Racism, Conservatism, and Authoritarianism
- 30 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 123 (1) , 21-28
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1984.9924509
Abstract
In a random general population sample (N = 100) of Sydney, Australia, scales to measure three attributes commonly seen as associated in the authoritarianism literature (Directiveness, Conservatism, and Ethnocentrism) were correlated with a scale of materialistic achievement orientation. Conservatives were found to be neither more authoritarian (directive) nor more “greedy” (achievement oriented) than liberals but were slightly more likely to be ethnocentric (r = .26). Achievement orientation predicted Directiveness (.41) and Ethnocentrism (.27). It was concluded that achievement motivation may be responsible for many instances of authoritarian behavior and that some ethnocentrism is an outcome of economic competition.Keywords
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