Appendix A
Right-Wing Authoritarianism 3Dimension Scale
Directions: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the statements by
encircling the number that corresponds to what usually applies to you.
1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Undecided 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree
No. Statements Rating
1. People should develop their own personal standards about good and evil and
pay less attention to the Bible and other old, traditional forms of religious 1 2 3 4 5
guidance.
2. What our country really needs instead of more “civil rights” is a good stiff
1 2 3 4 5
dose of law and order.
3. The days when women are submissive should belong strictly in the past. A
1 2 3 4 5
“woman’s place” in society should be wherever she wants to be.
4. The withdrawal from tradition will turn out to be a fatal fault one day. 1 2 3 4 5
5. There is no such crime to justify capital punishment. 1 2 3 4 5
6. Obedience and respect for authority are the most important values children
1 2 3 4 5
should learn.
7. Homosexual long-term relationships should be treated as equivalent to
1 2 3 4 5
marriage.
8. What our country really needs is a strong, determined Chancellor which will
1 2 3 4 5
crush the evil and set us on our right way again.
9. It is good that nowadays young people have greater freedom “to make their
1 2 3 4 5
own rules” and to protest against things they don’t like.
10. Being virtuous and law-abiding is in the long run better for us than
1 2 3 4 5
permanently challenging the foundation of our society.
11. It is important to protect the rights of radicals and deviants in all ways. 1 2 3 4 5
12. The real keys to the “good life” are obedience, discipline, and virtue. 1 2 3 4 5