Date of Award
9-6-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Psychological Science, MS
First Advisor
Wayne Wilkinson
Committee Members
Jessica Curtis; Stephanie Gotay
Call Number
ISBN 9781085655125
Abstract
Few studies have looked at the relationships between Protestant religious denominations, people’s attitudes towards homosexuality, and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). Even fewer studies have investigated newer multidimensional measures of RWA. The present study investigated if the individual components of RWA mediates the relationship between Protestant religious denomination membership and attitudes towards homosexuality. The results found the Traditionalism subscale of RWA mediated the relationship between Protestant religious denomination membership and attitudes towards homosexuality. Therefore, when measuring RWA it is psychometrically better to use a multidimensional scale. Other findings and future directions are discussed.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
McGowen, Jakob P., "How Right-Wing Authoritarianism Mediates the Relationship between Protestant Religious Denomination and Attitudes Towards Homosexuality" (2019). Student Theses and Dissertations. 402.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/402
