The relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and psychological well-being

The relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and psychological well-being has been intensively studied. although some studies supported the hypothesis that right-wing attitudes are negatively related with well-being,other research yielded positive or nonsignificant relationships. we conducted a meta-analysis (total samples = 97,total n = 69,221) of measures of well-being,including positive and negative affect,life satisfaction,self-esteem,and intrinsic goal pursuit. the obtained effect sizes were generally weak and nonsignificant,except for a moderate relationship between intrinsic goal pursuit and social dominance orientation. our results thus do not support previous theories that claim that right-wing attitudes yield substantial relationships with psychological well-being. © 2013 by the society for personality and social psychology,inc.