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Authoritarian Dynamic Measurement×Need for Closure Scale×
FieldPolitical PsychologyPolitical Psychology
FamilyProcess / pipelineProcess / pipeline
Year of origin20051994
OriginatorKaren Stenner & Stanley FeldmanDonna M. Webster & Arie W. Kruglanski
TypeSelf-report predisposition measureSelf-report individual-difference scale
Seminal sourceStenner, K. (2005). The authoritarian dynamic. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521534789Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1994). Individual differences in need for cognitive closure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1049-1062. DOI ↗
AliasesChild-Rearing Authoritarianism Scale, Stenner Authoritarianism Measure, Authoritarian Predisposition ScaleNFCS, Need for Cognitive Closure Scale, Webster-Kruglanski Scale
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SummaryThe authoritarian-dynamic approach, developed by Stenner (2005) and Feldman (2003), measures authoritarianism as a latent predisposition toward favoring social conformity and order over individual autonomy and difference, typically assessed with four forced-choice child-rearing values items rather than attitude statements. Its distinctive claim is that intolerance is a dynamic product of this predisposition interacting with perceived normative threat.The Need for Cognitive Closure Scale, developed by Webster and Kruglanski (1994), measures a stable individual difference in the desire for a firm, definite answer to a question and an aversion to ambiguity and uncertainty. High need for closure is a key epistemic-motivation construct in political psychology, linked to conservatism, prejudice, intolerance of dissent, and resistance to belief change.
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