Frühere Forschungen haben Konservative mit Einstellungen wie Autoritarismus, Dogmatismus und Ethnozentrismus in Verbindung gebracht. Neue Forschungen haben Menschen miteinander verbunden, die die Werte von Tradition und Sicherheit nachdrücklich mit „dunklen“ Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen wie Narzissmus, Obsessivität, Abhängigkeit, Vermeidung und Psychopathie befürworten.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09716858251358451

From the linked article:

**New research published in the Journal of Human Values provides evidence that individuals who strongly endorse the values of tradition and security are more likely to show modest associations with certain personality traits that psychologists consider “dark-side” tendencies. These include traits linked to narcissism, obsessiveness, dependency, and avoidance, as well as lower levels of traits like psychopathy** and novelty-seeking.

The rationale for the new study stems from a long-standing interest in the psychological foundations of ideological beliefs, particularly those associated with political and social conservatism. **Past research has linked conservatism to attitudes like authoritarianism, dogmatism, and ethnocentrism**, but relatively little is known about how personality traits, especially dark-side traits, align with the underlying values that support conservative worldviews.