School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
School of Management, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
PLoS One. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0239259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239259. eCollection 2020.
Recent studies have documented a shift from moderate political attitudes to more extreme attitudes at the ends of the political spectrum. This can be seen in Political Correctness (PC) on the left, and white identitarian (WI) attitudes on the 'Alt-Right' (AR). While highly covered in mainstream media, limited academic research has investigated their possible antecedents and psychological correlates. The current study investigated the prevalence and psychological predictors of these attitudes. Utilising a quota-based sample of 512 U.S. participants, we found that extreme political attitudes were associated with various personality traits, social media use, and upbringing. PC attitudes were associated with agreeableness, black-white thinking, social-media use, and perceived overprotective parenting. WI attitudes were associated with low agreeableness and openness, and high black-white thinking. Our results show that extreme left and right attitudes are separated by individual differences, and that authoritarianism can be seen on both the left and the right.
最近的研究记录了政治态度从中等程度向政治光谱两端的更极端态度的转变。这可以从左派的政治正确（PC）和“另类右翼”（AR）的白人认同态度中看出。虽然在主流媒体中得到了高度报道，但有限的学术研究调查了它们的可能前因和心理关联。本研究调查了这些态度的流行程度和心理预测因素。利用基于配额的 512 名美国参与者样本，我们发现极端政治态度与各种人格特质、社交媒体使用和成长环境有关。PC 态度与宜人性、黑白思维、社交媒体使用和感知过度保护的养育方式有关。WI 态度与宜人性和开放性低、黑白思维高有关。我们的结果表明，极端的左右态度是由个体差异决定的，而且威权主义可以在左派和右派都看到。
