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. 2016 Jun 30;7:924. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00924

Table 1.

Components of authoritarian orientation (adapted from Chien, 2013).

Stage Components Possible Actions
1. Pre-authoritarian
2. Alienation Authority-dread Keeping a distance with fear
Interacting with caution
Submitting with self-suppression
Authority-dependence Conforming and coordinating
Pleasing and ingratiating
3. Obligation Authority-reverence Respecting heartfully
Authority-obedience Obeying sincerely
4. Habitus Authority-sensitization Authoritarian-oriented Habitus (responding automatically and habitually)