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Materialist and post-materialist concerns and the wish for a strong leader in 27 countries

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Lima, Marcus E. O.
de França, Dalila X.
Jetten, Jolanda
Pereira, Cícero R.
Wohl, Michael J. A.
Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga
Hong, Ying-yi
Torres, Ana Raquel
Costa-Lopes, Rui
Ariyanto, Amarina
Autin, Frédérique
Ayub, Nadia
Badea, Constantina
Besta, Tomasz
Butera, Fabrizio
Fantini-Hauwel, Carole
Finchilescu, Gillian
Gaertner, Lowell
Gollwitzer, Mario
Gómez, Ángel
González, Roberto
Jensen, Dorthe Høj
Karasawa, Minoru
Kessler, Thomas
Klein, Olivier
Megevand, Laura
Morton, Thomas
Paladino, Maria Paola
Polya, Tibor
Renvik, Tuuli Anna
Ruza, Aleksejs
Shahrazad, Wan
Shama, Sushama
Smith, Heather J.
Teymoori, Ali
van der Bles, Anne Marthe

Abstract / Description

There is evidence that democracies are under threat around the world while the quest for strong leaders is increasing. Although the causes of these developments are complex and multifaceted, here we focus on one factor: the extent to which citizens express materialist and post-materialist concerns. We explore whether objective higher levels of democracy are differentially associated with materialist and post-materialist concerns and, in turn, whether this is related to the wish for a strong leader. Testing this hypothesis across 27 countries (N = 5,741) demonstrated a direct negative effect of democracies’ development on the wish for a strong leader. Further, multi-level mediation analysis showed that the relation between the Democracy Index and the wish for a strong leader was mediated by materialist concerns. This pattern of results suggests that lower levels of democracy are associated with enhanced concerns about basic needs and this is linked to greater support for strong leaders.

Keyword(s)

materialist concerns post-materialist concerns leadership democracy populism

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Date of first publication

2021-05-10

Journal title

Journal of Social and Political Psychology

Volume

9

Issue

1

Page numbers

207–220

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Lima, M. E. O., de França, D. X., Jetten, J., Pereira, C. R., Wohl, M. J. A., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Hong, Y.-, Torres, A. R., Costa-Lopes, R., Ariyanto, A., Autin, F., Ayub, N., Badea, C., Besta, T., Butera, F., Fantini-Hauwel, C., Finchilescu, G., Gaertner, L., Gollwitzer, M., ... van der Bles, A. M. (2021). Materialist and post-materialist concerns and the wish for a strong leader in 27 countries. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(1), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.6213
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lima, Marcus E. O.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    de França, Dalila X.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jetten, Jolanda
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Pereira, Cícero R.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wohl, Michael J. A.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hong, Ying-yi
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Torres, Ana Raquel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Costa-Lopes, Rui
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ariyanto, Amarina
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Autin, Frédérique
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ayub, Nadia
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Badea, Constantina
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Besta, Tomasz
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Butera, Fabrizio
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Fantini-Hauwel, Carole
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Finchilescu, Gillian
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gaertner, Lowell
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gollwitzer, Mario
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gómez, Ángel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    González, Roberto
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jensen, Dorthe Høj
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Karasawa, Minoru
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Kessler, Thomas
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Klein, Olivier
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Megevand, Laura
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Morton, Thomas
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Paladino, Maria Paola
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Polya, Tibor
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Renvik, Tuuli Anna
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ruza, Aleksejs
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Shahrazad, Wan
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Shama, Sushama
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Smith, Heather J.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Teymoori, Ali
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    van der Bles, Anne Marthe
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-04-14T11:24:02Z
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    2022-04-14T11:24:02Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-05-10
  • Abstract / Description
    There is evidence that democracies are under threat around the world while the quest for strong leaders is increasing. Although the causes of these developments are complex and multifaceted, here we focus on one factor: the extent to which citizens express materialist and post-materialist concerns. We explore whether objective higher levels of democracy are differentially associated with materialist and post-materialist concerns and, in turn, whether this is related to the wish for a strong leader. Testing this hypothesis across 27 countries (N = 5,741) demonstrated a direct negative effect of democracies’ development on the wish for a strong leader. Further, multi-level mediation analysis showed that the relation between the Democracy Index and the wish for a strong leader was mediated by materialist concerns. This pattern of results suggests that lower levels of democracy are associated with enhanced concerns about basic needs and this is linked to greater support for strong leaders.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Lima, M. E. O., de França, D. X., Jetten, J., Pereira, C. R., Wohl, M. J. A., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Hong, Y.-, Torres, A. R., Costa-Lopes, R., Ariyanto, A., Autin, F., Ayub, N., Badea, C., Besta, T., Butera, F., Fantini-Hauwel, C., Finchilescu, G., Gaertner, L., Gollwitzer, M., ... van der Bles, A. M. (2021). Materialist and post-materialist concerns and the wish for a strong leader in 27 countries. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(1), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.6213
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  • ISSN
    2195-3325
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5651
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6255
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.6213
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4750
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4802
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4750
  • Keyword(s)
    materialist concerns
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  • Keyword(s)
    post-materialist concerns
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  • Keyword(s)
    leadership
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  • Keyword(s)
    democracy
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  • Keyword(s)
    populism
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Materialist and post-materialist concerns and the wish for a strong leader in 27 countries
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Journal of Social and Political Psychology
  • Page numbers
    207–220
  • Volume
    9
  • Visible tag(s)
    Version of Record
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