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Social Dominance Orientation (SDO7) (SDO7), ready to run

A 16-item measure of preference for group-based hierarchy and inequality. Distinguishes two subdimensions: Dominance (support for active group-based oppression and hierarchy enhancement) and Anti-Egalitarianism (opposition to equality, conceptualised as hierarchy-maintaining).

16 items · 2 sections · 7-point scale (1 = strongly oppose, 7 = strongly favor)

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SDO-Dominance · 8 items
SDO-Anti-Egalitarianism · 8 items

Reverse-scored: items 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 16. Surveyor scores them for you.

Each item is answered on this scale:

Strongly opposeSomewhat opposeSlightly opposeNeutralSlightly favorSomewhat favorStrongly favor

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