Authority relationship from a societal perspective: Social representations of obedience and disobedience in Austrian young adults
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Fattori, Francesco
Curly, Simone
Jörchel, Amrei C.
Pozzi, Maura
Mihalits, Dominik
Alfieri, Sara
Abstract / Description
Obedience and disobedience have always been salient issues for both civil society and social psychologists. Since Milgram’s first studies on destructive obedience there has not been a bottom-up definition of what obedience and disobedience mean. The current study aimed at investigating the social representations young adults use to define and to co-construct knowledge about obedience and disobedience in Austria. One hundred fifty four (106 females, 68.8%) Austrian young adults (Mean age = 22.9; SD = 3.5) completed a mixed-method questionnaire comprising open-ended questions and free word associations. Overall obedience and disobedience are respectively defined as conformity and non-conformity to regulations, ranging from implicit social norms to explicit formal laws. Authority is multi-faceted and has a central role in orienting obedience and disobedience. Further fundamental determinants of the authority relationship and relevant application of the results are discussed in this paper.
Keyword(s)
social representations obedience disobedience young adults mixed-method approachPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-05-29
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
2
Page numbers
197–213
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Fattori, F., Curly, S., Jörchel, A. C., Pozzi, M., Mihalits, D., & Alfieri, S. (2015). Authority relationship from a societal perspective: Social representations of obedience and disobedience in Austrian young adults. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(2), 197–213. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.883
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fattori, Francesco
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Curly, Simone
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Jörchel, Amrei C.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pozzi, Maura
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mihalits, Dominik
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Alfieri, Sara
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Date of first publication2015-05-29
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Abstract / DescriptionObedience and disobedience have always been salient issues for both civil society and social psychologists. Since Milgram’s first studies on destructive obedience there has not been a bottom-up definition of what obedience and disobedience mean. The current study aimed at investigating the social representations young adults use to define and to co-construct knowledge about obedience and disobedience in Austria. One hundred fifty four (106 females, 68.8%) Austrian young adults (Mean age = 22.9; SD = 3.5) completed a mixed-method questionnaire comprising open-ended questions and free word associations. Overall obedience and disobedience are respectively defined as conformity and non-conformity to regulations, ranging from implicit social norms to explicit formal laws. Authority is multi-faceted and has a central role in orienting obedience and disobedience. Further fundamental determinants of the authority relationship and relevant application of the results are discussed in this paper.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationFattori, F., Curly, S., Jörchel, A. C., Pozzi, M., Mihalits, D., & Alfieri, S. (2015). Authority relationship from a societal perspective: Social representations of obedience and disobedience in Austrian young adults. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(2), 197–213. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.883
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/945
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1137
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.883
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Keyword(s)social representationsen_US
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Keyword(s)obedienceen_US
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Keyword(s)disobedienceen_US
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Keyword(s)young adultsen_US
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Keyword(s)mixed-method approachen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleAuthority relationship from a societal perspective: Social representations of obedience and disobedience in Austrian young adultsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers197–213
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Volume11
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