A 12-item scale of social conservatism

Henningham, John

doi:10.1016/0191-8869(95)00192-1

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“…Construct validity of the scale as a measure of political ideology was established by a positive correlation of 0.22 on a self-report measure of political leaning. Those who referred to themselves as politically conservative were significantly more likely to score higher on the scale (Henningham, 1996). In the present study, social conservatism, as measured Punitiveness orientation scale (PUN: Capps, 2002;Smith & Capps, 2000).…”

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Veterans on Trial: Juror Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Kelly¹

2011

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Hoge, Terhakopian, Castro, Messer, and Engel (2007) found that 16.6% of the soldiers in their study met criteria for PTSD after their return from Iraq or Afghanistan. Military servicemen and women who have the symptoms of PTSD experience much greater difficulty in readjusting to civilian life, with some committing offenses that result in arrest and criminal charges. How jurors from the community respond to this type of defendant may be depend upon attitudes and perceptions of veterans and of those who are diagnosed with PTSD. The current study examined the effect on jurors of the defendant characteristics of military status and a diagnosis of PTSD.This study also examined the moderating effects that individual juror characteristics may have on sentencing behavior and attitudes or feelings about the defendant.Results provide support for a positive bias toward veterans with PTSD who become involved in the criminal justice system. Community jurors exhibited a modest tendency to reduce a sentence for defendants who were veterans with PTSD. Analysis of juror characteristics also demonstrated that more punitive jurors were more likely to select higher sentences for defendants, regardless of condition. Perception of defendant blame correlated positively with jurors' decisions regarding guilty verdict and increased sentence. Jurors who tended to blame defendants less were more empathic toward defendants with PTSD, had more positive attitudes toward mentally ill people, and had more liberal political views. Jurors who tended to blame to a greater degree were more socially conservative in their political views, more punitive in general, and had less positive attitudes toward the people who are mentally ill.iii This research study adds to the empirical psycholegal literature on the impact of extralegal factors on juror decision-making. Although empirical studies have found juror bias related to race

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“…Social conservatism (Henningham, 1996). This 12-item measure of conservative political attitudes (in Appendix F) is based on the "catchphrase approach" of measuring political attitudes utilized with much success by Wilson and Patterson (1968).…”

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Veterans on Trial: Juror Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Kelly¹

2011

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“…Political conservatism was measured with 9 items that were based on Wilson and Patterson's (1968) [34] scale of conservatism. Specific items were updated using Collins and Hays (1993) [35] and Henningham (1996) [36]. Representative items are "I believe in legalized abortion" and "Religions should allow women clergy" (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree).…”

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Increasing Positive Perceptions of Diversity for Religious Conservative Students

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Callister²

2010

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Evidence suggests that positive perceptions toward diversity enhance the potential group and organizational benefits resulting from diversity. Given the make-up of today's organizations, encountering diversity has become the norm rather than the exception. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to address diversity issues, and take steps to increase positive perceptions of diversity within the business classroom in order to carry that advantage into the workplace. Religious conservative students present a unique challenge to diversity education in that they likely hold valueladen attitudes that lack alignment with diversity principles. This study prescribes a scaffolding approach to increase positive perceptions of diversity within a classroom comprised predominantly of religious conservative students.

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“…While these studies show relationships between some demographic factors and voting, they fail to show how these factors relate to underlying political philosophy. Studies that have included aspects of political attitude variables have tended to focus on specific aspects of liberalism and conservatism (Henningham 1996;Carmines and Berkman 1994). However, since the relevancy of current issues is always changing the relevancy of the studies changes as well (Meharabian 1998).…”

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African American’s Political Attitudes, Party Affiliation, and Voting Behavior

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Recent research has demonstrated that despite sharing some attitudes consistent with the Republican Party, African-Americans still tend to support Democratic candidates (Kidd et al., Social Science Quarterly, 88: 165-176, 2007). The current study represents a snapshot of political philosophies 2 weeks prior to the presidential election and actual voting behavior of a diverse sample. Factor analysis of a questionnaire measuring current political attitudes revealed five dimensions, which in turn, were shown to vary depending on political party affiliation and ethnicity. Results showed a detailed picture of exactly which attitudes AfricanAmericans share with different political parties.

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A 12-item scale of social conservatism

Cited by 97 publications

References 7 publications

Veterans on Trial: Juror Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Veterans on Trial: Juror Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Increasing Positive Perceptions of Diversity for Religious Conservative Students

African American’s Political Attitudes, Party Affiliation, and Voting Behavior

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