Psychology: Research and Review
Table 1 Rotated Factor Loadings Obtained Through Exploratory Factor Analysis in Sample 1
From: Short version of the right-wing authoritarianism scale for the Brazilian context
Item | AT | SA | CA | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The way things are going in this country, it’s going to take a lot of “strong medicine” to straighten out the troublemakers, criminals, and perverts | .75 | .06 | .05 | .02 |
2 | .74 | .05 | .05 | -.02 |
Being kind to criminals will only encourage them to take advantage of your weakness, so it’s best to use a firm, tough hand when dealing with them | .76 | .03 | .05 | .01 |
4 | -.55 | .06 | .00 | .09 |
The facts on crime and the recent public disorders show we have to crack down harder on troublemakers, if we are going preserve law and order | .78 | .09 | -.01 | .01 |
What our country really needs is a tough, harsh dose of law and order | .75 | .09 | .00 | .06 |
7 | .64 | .15 | .15 | -.04 |
8 | -.58 | .15 | .19 | -.06 |
9 | -.59 | .23 | .24 | -.04 |
10 | -.58 | .09 | .13 | -.02 |
11 | -.65 | .03 | .08 | -.05 |
The more people there are that are prepared to challenge the government, the better it is for society | .07 | -.01 | .73 | -.05 |
13 | -.02 | -.02 | .69 | -.06 |
14 | .01 | -.10 | .68 | .00 |
15 | .09 | -.04 | .63 | .03 |
Students at high schools and at university must be encouraged to challenge, criticize, and confront authorities | -.08 | -.05 | .73 | .02 |
It’s great that many young people today are prepared to defy authority | -.06 | -.08 | .74 | .01 |
Everyone should have their own sexual preferences, even if it makes them different from everyone else | -.04 | .00 | -.07 | -.76 |
There is nothing wrong with premarital sexual intercourse | .04 | -.09 | -.06 | -.77 |
20 | -.05 | -.04 | .02 | -.65 |
Everyone should have their own lifestyle, even if it makes them different from everyone else | .04 | .06 | .02 | -.74 |
22 | .00 | .07 | -.04 | -.59 |
23 | -.07 | -.05 | .19 | -.50 |
24 | .12 | .25 | -.05 | .47 |
25 | -.02 | .01 | .24 | -.55 |
26 | -.08 | .02 | .20 | -.24 |
27 | -.04 | .66 | .02 | .08 |
28 | -.04 | .70 | -.06 | .01 |
Our country will be great if we obey our leaders | -.02 | .76 | -.06 | .05 |
The real key to the “good life” is respect for authority | .02 | .78 | -.03 | -.01 |
What our country needs most is discipline, with everyone following our leaders in unity | .09 | .76 | -.02 | -.03 |
32 | -.07 | .58 | .00 | .10 |
33 | .14 | .66 | .00 | .01 |
34 | .06 | .65 | -.12 | .01 |