TY - JOUR
T1 - Anger and Authoritarianism Mediate the Effects of Fear on Support for the Far Right—What Vasilopoulos et al. (2019) Really Found
AU - Jost, John T.
N1 - Funding Information:
I thank Pavlos Vasilopoulos, George Marcus, Nick Valentino, and Martial Foucault for sharing their ideas—and their data—with me. I also wish to acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Award # BCS-1627691 on “Ideological Differences in Emotion Regulation Processes in Interpersonal and Intergroup Contexts.” Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to John T. Jost, Department of Psychology, 6 Washington Place, 5th Floor, New York University, New York, NY 10003. Email: [email protected]
Funding Information:
I thank Pavlos Vasilopoulos, George Marcus, Nick Valentino, and Martial Foucault for sharing their ideas?and their data?with me. I also wish to acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Award # BCS-1627691 on ?Ideological Differences in Emotion Regulation Processes in Interpersonal and Intergroup Contexts.? Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to John T. Jost, Department of Psychology, 6 Washington Place, 5th Floor, New York University, New York, NY 10003. Email: [email protected]
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Society of Political Psychology
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - In an important study of popular support for the National Front following the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in France, Vasilopoulos, Marcus, Valentino, and Foucault (2019) argue that (1) anger—rather than fear—explains support for the Far Right and (2) the effect of fear on support for the Far Right is negative, rather than positive, as previous work (including my own) would suggest. However, these conclusions are based on statistical models that adjust for anger (but no other emotional variables) when investigating the effects of fear, and the results indicate the presence of a suppression effect. Following a collegial exchange with the authors, I share evidence (which they provided) that (1) the effect of fear on support for the Far Right is in fact positive and significant (rather than negative) and (2) anger and authoritarianism both mediate the effect of fear on support for the Far Right. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - In an important study of popular support for the National Front following the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in France, Vasilopoulos, Marcus, Valentino, and Foucault (2019) argue that (1) anger—rather than fear—explains support for the Far Right and (2) the effect of fear on support for the Far Right is negative, rather than positive, as previous work (including my own) would suggest. However, these conclusions are based on statistical models that adjust for anger (but no other emotional variables) when investigating the effects of fear, and the results indicate the presence of a suppression effect. Following a collegial exchange with the authors, I share evidence (which they provided) that (1) the effect of fear on support for the Far Right is in fact positive and significant (rather than negative) and (2) anger and authoritarianism both mediate the effect of fear on support for the Far Right. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
KW - anger
KW - authoritarianism
KW - emotion
KW - fear
KW - right-wing extremism
KW - terrorism
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U2 - 10.1111/pops.12567
DO - 10.1111/pops.12567
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060956389
SN - 0162-895X
VL - 40
SP - 705
EP - 711
JO - Political Psychology
JF - Political Psychology
IS - 4
ER -