Mecanismos Cognitivos y Motivacionales de la Confianza en Liderazgos Políticos Autoritarios en Contextos de Amenaza Económica

Abstract

Taken together, the results obtained through the different empirical studies that make up this dissertation lead to three main conclusions: (a) different sources of economic threat are similarly related to authoritarianism and trust in autocratic leaderships, and this seems to be because economic insecurity is related to perceiving the world as a dangerous place; (b) this dangerous worldview seems to be associated with a lower sense of control over what happens in our social and political environment; (c) when people feel they have no control over their social and political context, they might adhere to authoritarianism and, consequently, approach autocrataic leaders in an attempt to regain such a sense of control.