Political Party Affinity and Fear of Conventional and Nuclear War in Germany

IF 1.2 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatry international Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.3390/psychiatryint3030017

A. Hajek, H. König

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Abstract

Aim: to clarify the association between political party affinity and fear of conventional and nuclear war in Germany. Methods: data were used from a nationally representative online survey (in terms of age bracket, sex and state; n = 3091 individuals; mid-March 2022). Multiple linear regressions were used to investigate the association between political party affinity and fear of conventional and nuclear war in Germany, adjusting for several covariates. Results: while, for example, individuals who had an affinity with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany reported the highest frequency of severe fear of a conventional war (58.0%), individuals who had an affinity with the Left Party (Die Linken, left-wing) reported a somewhat lower frequency of severe fear (48.2%) and individuals who had an affinity with the Alternative for Germany (AFD, right-wing) reported the lowest frequency (43.7%). Regressions showed that—compared to individuals who had an affinity with the SPD—individuals who had an affinity with the Free Democratic Party (FDP, liberal) and particularly individuals who had an affinity with the Alternative for Germany (AFD) reported a markedly lower fear of war (both fear of a conventional war and fear of a nuclear war). Conclusion: our study showed some interesting associations between political party affinity and fear of war in Germany. This knowledge may assist in characterising individuals at risk for higher levels of fear of war.

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德国政党对常规战争和核战争的认同与恐惧

目的：阐明德国政党亲和力与对常规战争和核战争的恐惧之间的联系。方法：数据来自一项具有全国代表性的在线调查（按年龄段、性别和州划分；n=3091人；2022年3月中旬）。使用多元线性回归来调查德国政党亲和力与对常规战争和核战争的恐惧之间的关系，并对几个协变量进行了调整。结果：例如，与德国社会民主党有密切关系的人对常规战争的严重恐惧频率最高（58.0%），与左翼政党有密切关系的人（Die Linken，左翼）的严重恐惧发生率略低（48.2%），与德国另类选择党有密切关系（AFD，右翼）的人发生率最低（43.7%）。遗憾的是，与社民党有密切关系的人相比，与自由党有密切联系的人民主党（FDP，自由党），特别是与德国另类选择党（AFD）有密切关系的个人报告称，他们对战争的恐惧明显降低（既害怕常规战争，也害怕核战争）。结论：我们的研究表明，在德国，政党亲和力和对战争的恐惧之间存在一些有趣的联系。这些知识可能有助于描述面临更高程度战争恐惧风险的个人。

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Psychiatry international

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1.90

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11 weeks