Heightened left-wing authoritarianism is associated with greater aversion to physical strength in male status allocation

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作者：
Brown, Mitch [1 ]
Sacco, Donald F. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR USA
[2] Univ Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS USA
来源：
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2025年 / 244卷
关键词：
Left-wing authoritarianism; Formidability; Conservatism; Evolutionary psychology; UPPER-BODY STRENGTH; FORMIDABILITY; EGALITARIANISM; LOGIC;
D O I：
10.1016/j.paid.2025.113256
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Men's physical formidability is putatively diagnostic of their interest in facilitating social rules that favor competition from which perceivers infer their conservatism. The presence of this heuristic may be viewed opportunistically by some perceivers who view strong men as interested in enacting social rules favoring competition. Nonetheless, some perceivers, namely more left-wing authoritarian (LWA) individuals, may view such men as threatening to their own pursuit over resources. Because LWA refers to antipathy toward political systems favoring traditional hierarchies and related norms, higher LWA may be associated with an aversion to strong men in leadership. Participants evaluated physically strong and weak men as leaders and reported their individual differences in left-wing authoritarianism and conservatism. Left-wing authoritarianism fostered an aversion to leaders with greater upper body strength. Conceptually replicating previous research, conservative perceivers preferred physically strong leaders, especially among conservative men. Findings highlight how ideological differences influence coalitional preferences, integrating evolutionary theory with modern political discourse.
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