Du{anka Mitrovi}, Smiljana Gardinova~ki
In: Personality in Multicultural Society, Vol. 3

On the sample of 113 subjects (both males and females), age from 20 to 70, scale for the assessment of antiinterceptiveness, AaIi (Ignjatovic, Orozovic, Stojanovic, Marinkovic, Bujak, Mitrovic, Kosanovic, 1996), consisting of 40 items, and authoritarianism scale A from the MK-240 questionnaire (Dzamonja, Wolf, Sipka, Ignjatovic, Momirovic, 1978), consisting of 30 items, were applied. Canonical correlational analysis was used for establishing relationships between the two sets of variables.  Four pairs of statistically significant canonical factors were obtained, with canonical correlation coefficients magnitudes of 0,931, 0,915, 0,884 and 0,872. The first pair of canonical factors was interpreted as a relationship between the authoritarian aggressive morality, and utilitarian orientation as a rationalization of the antiintraceptiveness. The second pair of canonical factors consisted of the authoritarian submissiveness on the on hand, and of antiemphatic false altruism on the other. The third pair of canonical factors was determined by traditionalism that instills the content of both factors of the pair. Canonical factors from the fourth pair were determined as the authoritarian sadism and antiintraceptive hostility, two factors aggressive in content.

Key words: authoritarianism, antiinterceptiveness, AaIi questionnaire, A scale from the questionnaire MK-240, canonical correlation analysis
 

RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SUPERIORITY COMPLEX SCALE SUCOMP AND ADORNO'S (CALIFORNIAN) F SCALE

Du{anka Mitrovi}, Tatjana Bari{i}
In: Personality in Multicultural Society, Vol. 3

On the sample of 103 examinees, both sexes, age from 20 to 30, were administered SUCOMP scale, designed for the assessment of the superiority complex, consisting of 38 items (I. Ignjatovic, T. Barisic, M. Visekruna, B. Vracar, B. Delic and Lj. Ignjatovic, 1995), and the F version of the Authoritarianism scale (Adorno et al., 1950), consisting of 28 items (California F scale). For determination of relationships between these two sets of variables was used canonical correlational analysis. Extracted was one pair of statistically significant canonical factors, with the canonical correlation coefficient of R=0,939. Canonical factor from the SUCOMP scale was interpreted as a mask of superiority supported by the projection and compulsive competitiveness. Canonical factor from the F scale was interpreted as arrogance and power emphasizing. Similarity of the obtained factors led to the conclusion that the experience of superiority is the main source of their common variation. The results argue in favour of the independent existence of both investigated dimensions.

Key words: superiority complex, authoritarianism, canonical correlation analysis