The relationships of Universal Orientation with Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation were examined in two studies. Undergraduate students from various universities completed three measures. 314 participated in Study 1 and 461 participated in Study 2. Scores on the Universal Orientation scale correlated weakly with those on the Right-Wing Authoritarianism scale (r = −.14 for both samples) and moderately with the Social Dominance Orientation scale (r = −.50 for Sample 1 and r = −.36 for Sample 2). Low Cronbach alphas for the Universal Orientation scale (α = .68 for the first sample and α =.60 for the second sample) suggest the scale requires revision.
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