Perceived grievance and individualising moralities: exploring the psychological structure of left-wing authoritarianism

Figures & data

Figure 1. Model A.

Figure 2. Model B.

Figure 3. Model C.

Table 1. Participants demographic information.

		n	%
Gender	Male	126	42.1
	Female	157	52.5
	Non-Binary	8	2.7
	Prefer not to say	8	2.7
Age	18–24	53	17.7
	25–34	58	19.4
	35–44	42	14.0
	45–54	46	15.4
	55–64	52	17.4
	65–74	39	13.0
	75–84	8	2.7
	85+	1	.3
Ethnicity	Caucasian	222	74.2
	European	32	10.7
	African American	1	.3
	Hispanic/Latino	2	.7
	Asian	9	3
	Aboriginal Australian/Torres Strait Islander	8	2.7
	New Zealand	5	1.7
	African	2	.7
	Middle Eastern	1	.3
	Other	17	5.7
Employment	Full-time	88	29.4
	Part-time	62	20.7
	Unemployed looking for work	17	5.7
	Unemployed not looking for work	16	5.4
	Student	52	17.4
	Retired	51	17.1
	Other	13	4.3
Education	Some high school	13	4.3
	High school	70	23.4
	Trade school	16	5.4
	Associates degree	18	6.0
	Bachelor’s degree	109	36.5
	Master’s degree	64	21.4
	PhD or higher	7	2.3
	Prefer not to say	2	.7

Table 2. Participants political preferences.

		n	%
Political Orientation	Very Left	119	39.8
	Leaning Left	109	36.5
	Centre	44	14.7
	Leaning Right	23	7.7
	Very Right	4	1.3
Social Issues	Very Left	143	47.8
	Leaning Left	96	32.1
	Centre	34	11.4
	Leaning Right	18	6.0
	Very Right	8	2.7
Fiscal Issues	Very Left	124	41.5
	Leaning Left	109	36.5
	Centre	38	12.7
	Leaning Right	22	7.4
	Very Right	6	2.0
Political Interest	Very Interested	212	70.9
	Somewhat Interested	75	25.1
	Not Much Interested	12	4.0

Table 3. Means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients among all variables.

Variable	M (SD)	α	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1. Left-wing Authoritarianism	2.68 (0.81)	.93
2 .Stress	5.39 (4.05)	.86	.11*
3. Anxiety	4.64 (4.75)	.81	.11*	.61**
4. Depression	2.66 (3.09)	.91	.12*	.70**	.63**
5. Sexism Awareness	4.91 (1.03)	.93	.48**	.22**	.06	.16**
6. White Privilege Awareness	4.05 (1.04)	.94	.62**	.10	.00	.03	.73**
7. Christian Privilege Awareness	4.48 (1.05)	.90	.50**	.10	.03	.09	.61**	.64**
8. Heterosexism Awareness	4.19 (1.07)	.95	.60**	21**	.12*	.15**	.71**	.76**	.68**
9. Care-Harm Foundation	4.80 (0.74)	.66	.45**	.16**	.16**	.14**	.47**	.44**	.33**	.41**
10. Fairness-Reciprocity Foundation	4.90 (0.65)	.64	.50**	.12*	.10	.10	.46**	.46**	.44**	.45**	.65**
11. Ingroup-Loyalty Foundation	2.86 (0.85)	.69	−.11	−.10	−.07	−.06	−.23**	−.29**	−.34**	−.28**	−.00	−.10
12. Authority-Respect Foundation	3.01 (0.92)	.75	−.26**	−.08	−.06	−.06	−.30**	−.36**	−.44*	−.34**	−.01	−.19**	.65**
13. Purity-Sanctity Foundation	2.72 (1.01)	.79	−.17**	−.08	−.05	−.03	−.15**	−.26**	−.39**	−.33**	.06	−.11	.59**	.60**
14. Positive Emotional Reactivity	33.04 (6.20)	.87	.09	−.19**	−.37**	−.17**	.18**	.19**	.10	.12*	.22**	.15**	.14*	15**	11*
15. Negative Emotional Reactivity	27.20 (7.90)	.90	.15**	.48**	.45**	.42**	−.12*	.08	.08	.11*	.15**	.10	−.05	.00	−.02	−.24**
16. Need for Cognitive Closure	146.25 (15.19)	.84	.41	.037	.00	−.01	.15**	−.14*	−.16**	−.08	.00	−.02	.23**	.28**	.20**	−.03	.22**

Note. N=299, ** p<.01; *p<.05

Figure 4. Model D (Final model).