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authoritarian personality

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authoritarian personality

Summary

authoritarian personality is a personality trait[1]. It draws 886 Wikipedia views per month (personality_trait category, ranking #21 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • authoritarian personality is credited with the discovery of Erich Fromm[3].
  • authoritarian personality's instance of is recorded as personality trait[4].
  • authoritarian personality's instance of is recorded as disposition[5].
  • authoritarian personality is a type of personality type[6].
  • authoritarian personality's has cause is recorded as human overpopulation[7].
  • authoritarian personality's has effect is recorded as authoritarianism[8].
  • authoritarian personality's has characteristic is recorded as obedience[9].
  • authoritarian personality's has characteristic is recorded as respect[10].
  • authoritarian personality's different from is recorded as The Authoritarian Personality[11].
  • authoritarian personality's significant person is recorded as Siegfried Kracauer[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include personality trait[4] and disposition[5]. authoritarian personality is a type of personality type[6].

Why It Matters

authoritarian personality draws 886 Wikipedia views per month (personality_trait category, ranking #21 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

It has been cited as an influence by right-wing authoritarianism[15], an attitude[16].

FAQs

Who did authoritarian personality influence?

authoritarian personality has been cited as an influence by right-wing authoritarianism[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → personality trait, disposition
    Harper's tag → authoritarianism-personality-trait
    Significant person → Siegfried Kracauer
    Discoverer or inventor → Erich Fromm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: authoritarianism-personality-trait, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914547|authoritarianism personality trait (#289914547)]] in [[:tooll"
  2. 10d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → obedience, respect
    Subclass of → personality type
    Has effect → authoritarianism
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q786753]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  3. 10w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → human overpopulation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P828]]: [[Q331439]]"
  4. 15w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → The Authoritarian Personality
    Instance of → personality trait, disposition
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536737205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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