Perceived unjust teacher behavior is strongly and positively associated with populist attitudes among children and adolescents. These findings appeared in the journal Perspectives on Politics. Populist attitudes consist of ideologies including anti-elitism, people-centrism, and a dualistic perception of good versus evil, and where the foundation of political decision-making should be based on the general will of the people. In contrast to the association with teacher behavior, the correlation between young people’s relationships with peers and the development of populist attitudes is less strong, and the correlation between young people’s relationships Read More
