This study explores the prevalence of AIDS and cancer stigma as influenced by attitude toward homosexuality, religiosity, authoritarianism, and androgyny. This study used a quasi-experimental survey design (N = 485) to examine attitude toward people with AIDS and cancer, and interaction with people with AIDS and cancer. Negative attitudes toward homosexuality, high religious intensity and ideol...

When comparing fathers' and mothers' hostility [as measured by the Cook and Medley (2954) Hostility (Ho) Scale], fathers' Ho was more strongly predictive of: (a) the patterns of authority exercised in the home (both Authoritarianism and Authoritativeness), and (b) adolescent self-esteem. These findings suggest that the behavioral and emotional consequences of Ho are different for men and women,...

This study examined the relations of parental permissiveness, authoritativeness, authoritarianism, and nurturance with two dimensions of self-esteem - self-liking and self-competence. In a sample of 207 two-parent families, university students and both their parents provided independent reports on all the above variables. Covariance structure analysis was used to eliminate reporter-specific bia...

This paper examined tendencies actually to utilize moral reasoning capabilities when making decisions, and suggested that utilization becomes especially salient in the context of variables having clear “deference to authority” implications. A “critical question” described here provided insights into the specific situations in which U (utilizer) scores from the Defining Issues Test (DIT) measure...

Conspiracy theories are ubiquitous when it comes to explaining political events and societal phenomena. Individuals differ not only in the degree to which they believe in specific conspiracy theories, but also in their general susceptibility to explanations based on such theories, that is, their conspiracy mentality. We present the Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire (CMQ), an instrument designe...

4 modes of reacting to the late adolescent identity crisis were described, measured, and validated. Criteria for inclusion in 1 of 4 identity statuses were the presence of crisis and commitment in the areas of occupation and ideology. Statuses were determined for 86 college male Ss by means of individual interviews. Performance on a stressful concept-attainment task, patterns of goal setting, a...