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. 2022 Jan 10;2(1):47–65. doi: 10.1007/s43508-021-00031-w

Table 2.

Authoritarian personality items and securitarian personality items

	% Agreeing Liberals	% Agreeing NTVCs^a	% Agreeing Trump base
Authoritarian personality items
I prefer to be independent of others and largely self-sufficient	70	78	82^b
During my time as an adult, I have been in at least one physical fight	18	32	38^b
Sometimes I enjoy ruffling the feathers of “proper” society	46	35	39
Securitarian personality items
Projecting weakness is just about the worst thing a person could do	27	42	60^b
I think a good deal about the security of my family and my country	45	78	86^b
“Being prepared” to face threats is the best motto for living one’s life	41	71	80^b
Securitarian worldview items
A central goal for our country should be to become so strong that outsiders will realize it does not make sense to attack us	29	73	88^b
If we are not vigilant, we will quickly be victimized by criminals, immigrants, and by the power of foreign countries	18	72	88^b
Just about the worst thing for a country is to be perceived as weak	32	76	88^b

^aNon-Trump-venerating conservatives

^bSign. (0.05) [between Liberals and Trump’s Base]