The social‐psychological bases of far‐right support in Europe and the United States

@article{vanAssche2019TheSB,
  title={The social‐psychological bases of far‐right support in Europe and the United States},
  author={Jasper van Assche and Kristof Dhont and Thomas F. Pettigrew},
  journal={Journal of Community \& Applied Social Psychology},
  year={2019}
}
The roles of authoritarianism, social dominance orientation (SDO), and prejudice in the prediction of far-right support were examined in Europe and the United States (U.S.). A meta-analysis shows remarkably similar, positive and strong associations of far-right support with these three variables in previous studies conducted in Europe, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States. Results from two cross-sectional studies in the U.S. further indicated that higher levels of authoritarianism… 
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