Right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, empathy, and materialistic value orientation as predictors of Intergroup prejudice in Argentina

Autores/as

  • Carlos M. Díaz Lázaro Walden University.
  • Claudia Castañeiras Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.
  • Rubén D. Ledesma Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.
  • Susana Verdinelli Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.
  • Avonelle Rand Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22199/S07187475.2014.0003.00004

Palabras clave:

Authoritarianism, empathy, intergroup prejudice, social dominance, Autoritarismo, dominancia social, empatía, prejuicio intergrupal,

Resumen

The study of individual differences in prejudice has received significant attention in the psychological literature. However, very little research has been published on Latin American countries. To address this gap, 300 residents from the general population in Mar del Plata, Argentina, were surveyed. The main objective of the study was to assess the contributions of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation (SDO), empathy, and materialistic value orientation (MVO) to the prediction of ethnic prejudice, heterosexism, hostile sexism, and benevolent sexism after controlling for impression management and socio demographic factors. Multiple regression analyses identified RWA as the most relevant variable predicting intergroup prejudice; as it contributed to the prediction of all dependent variables. The contributions of SDO, empathy, and MVO depended on the specific type of prejudice assessed. SDO and empathy made a significant statistical contribution to the prediction of ethnic prejudice and heterosexism; while a materialistic value orientation contributed only to the prediction of hostile sexism.

 

Introducción: El estudio de las diferencias individuales en el prejuicio ha recibido mucha atención en la literatura psicológica. Sin embargo, han sido muy pocas las publicaciones de investigaciones en Latinoamérica. Objetivo : evaluar las contribuciones del autoritarismo de derecha (RWA), la orientación a la dominancia social (SDO), la empatía, y la orientación hacia valores materiales (MVO) a la predicción del prejuicio étnico, el heterosexismo, el sexismo hostil, y el sexismo benevolente luego de controlar para el manejo de impresión y los factores socio-demográficos. Método: fueron encuestados 300 participantes en Mar del Plata, Argentina, con edad entre 19 y 71 años, a través de las Escalas de Autoritarismo de Derecha, Escala de Valores Materiales, y Actitudes hacia la Homosexualidad. Resultados: Los análisis de regresión múltiple identificaron al RWA como la variable más importante en la predicción de prejuicio intergrupal; ya que aportó a la predicción de todas las variables dependientes. Las contribuciones de SDO, empatía, y MVO dependieron del prejuicio evaluado. La SDO y la empatía aportaron estadísticamente a la predicción del prejuicio étnico y el heterosexismo; mientras que la orientación hacia los valores materiales solamente a la predicción del sexismo hostil.

 

 

Biografía del autor/a

Carlos M. Díaz Lázaro, Walden University.

Faculty Research Initiative Grant .

Rubén D. Ledesma, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

Citas

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2016-12-02

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Díaz Lázaro, C. M., Castañeiras, C., Ledesma, R. D., Verdinelli, S., & Rand, A. (2016). Right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, empathy, and materialistic value orientation as predictors of Intergroup prejudice in Argentina. Salud & Sociedad, 5(3), 282-297. https://doi.org/10.22199/S07187475.2014.0003.00004

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