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Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA-88) Test

Understand authoritarian attitudes in about 6 minutes, including submission to leaders, rule enforcement, and traditionalism. A 30 item scale that is quick, focused, and delivers clear, research-ready insights.
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Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RA)
This scale measures the extent of right-wing authoritarian attitudes, including conventionalism, authoritarian submission, and authoritarian aggression toward dissenters.
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30 – 150: Low | 151 – 270: High
A score of 99 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively weaker authoritarian attitudes such as strict conventionalism, uncritical submission to authority, and support for punitive measures against rule-breakers.
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They take it to learn how authoritarian attitudes are measured and to use the scores in coursework or small research projects.
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They use it in surveys to compare groups and track links between authoritarianism, values, and political or social attitudes across cultures.
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25%OF USERS
They take it to understand their own stance toward tradition, obedience to leaders, and support for harsh punishment of rule-breakers.
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Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RAS)
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104.9
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70.5 — 139.4
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures attitudes associated with right-wing authoritarianism. It covers conventionalism, authoritarian aggression, and authoritarian submission.
How is the questionnaire completed?
Statements are rated by level of agreement or disagreement. Responses should reflect typical views rather than a single recent event.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
It contains 30 statements. Average completion time is about 6 minutes.
How should results be interpreted?
Higher scores indicate stronger endorsement of strict social norms, punitive responses to rule breaking, and deference to established authorities. Scores describe tendencies in attitudes and do not provide a diagnosis.
Are results comparable across cultures or languages?
The measure was developed for North American samples, so cross-cultural comparisons should be interpreted cautiously. Use a current validated local adaptation when administering in another language.
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Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA-88) Test

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The instrument is designed to assess individual differences in right-wing authoritarian attitudes and related social-ideological orientations. Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA-88) is commonly used in research and applied assessment contexts to characterize patterns of conventionalism, authoritarian aggression, and authoritarian submission.

It consists of 30 items and typically requires about 6 minutes to complete, using self-report responses to statements reflecting these attitudinal domains. Scores from the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA-88) are generally interpreted as indicators of the degree to which an individual endorses deference to established authorities, support for punitive social control of norm violators, and adherence to traditional social conventions.

Author: bob-altemeyer
Literature: John F. Dovidio, Miles Hewstone, Peter Glick, and Victoria M. Esses (Eds.). The SAGE handbook of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. SAGE Publications. 2010.; Karen Stenner. The authoritarian dynamic. Cambridge University Press. 2005.; Bob Altemeyer. Enemies of freedom: Understanding right-wing authoritarianism. Jossey-Bass. 1988.; Bob Altemeyer. The authoritarians. Unpublished manuscript. 2006.
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