The relationships between personality, culture, right-wing authoritarianism, political ideology and just world belief

Pursope: In this study, using a sample formed from university students continuing their education in different provinces of Turkey, The Relationships Between Personality, Culture, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, Political Ideology and Just World Belief were examined and it was investigated whether these variables differed according to genders and political ideologies. Method: In this context, 116 (female: n = 75, male: n = 41) university students, aged between 21 and 42, studying in different provinces of Turkey, who were enrolled in associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs participated in our study. From the participants; necessary data were collected with the help of tools such as Demographic Information Form and Political Ideology/Political Position Questions, Five Factor Personality Inventory 44-item Form, Belief in a Just World Scale, Right Wing Authoritarianism Scale and Individualism Collectivism (INDCOL) Scale. Computer-aided statistical data analysis program called IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 was used for the analysis of the obtained data. Results: As a result of the statistical analyzes, it was concluded that some of the dimensions of personality, culture, right-wing authoritarianism, political ideology and belief in a just world differ according to genders and political ideology groups. It was concluded that; personality variables have a moderator role in the relationship between belief in a just world and right-wing authoritarianism. Personality variables have a mediating role in the relationship between belief in a just world and culture variables. Right-wing authoritarianism variables have a mediating role in the relationship between belief in a just world and culture variables. Conclusion: The findings obtained from the research results were discussed in line with the literature.