RWA followers tend to have a deep sense of trust towards their leaders, leading to support and compliance even when it goes against social standards, as proposed by Altemeyer (2006). He elaborates by characterizing the leaders as undemocratic, tyrannical and brutal, further supporting North Korea’s oppressive regime where Kim Jong Un holds tight reins over the state’s media, travel, religion (Emord, 2013). Two factors play a part in accounting for the RWA political ideology, namely emotional intelligence and cognitive reflection. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the awareness and management of one’s personal emotions, and the emotions of others as well (Cherniss, Extein, Goleman, & Weissberg, 2006; Fernández-Berrocal & Extremera, 2006). Studies by Cherniss, Extein, Goleman, and Weissberg (2006) and Conte (2005), have shown a strong correlation between EI and
RWA followers tend to have a deep sense of trust towards their leaders, leading to support and compliance even when it goes against social standards, as proposed by Altemeyer (2006). He elaborates by characterizing the leaders as undemocratic, tyrannical and brutal, further supporting North Korea’s oppressive regime where Kim Jong Un holds tight reins over the state’s media, travel, religion (Emord, 2013). Two factors play a part in accounting for the RWA political ideology, namely emotional intelligence and cognitive reflection. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the awareness and management of one’s personal emotions, and the emotions of others as well (Cherniss, Extein, Goleman, & Weissberg, 2006; Fernández-Berrocal & Extremera, 2006). Studies by Cherniss, Extein, Goleman, and Weissberg (2006) and Conte (2005), have shown a strong correlation between EI and