AUTHORITARIANISM AND DENTAL CARIES.
Abstract
Nonauthoritarians have been found to maintain under normal circumstances a lower level of physical fitness relative to their capacities than do authoritarians. The interpretation placed upon this finding is that background, aptitudes, and interests all conspire to bring about a deemphasis of physical activities among nonauthoritarians and an emphasis upon them among authoritarians. In part, this interpretation supposes that the nonauthoritarian, intent upon more sedentary pursuits, tends to neglect his physical condition. A person who neglects his body in general may also neglect his mouth in particular. If so, dental decay among nonauthoritarians might well progress further than among authoritarians. To determine whether or not there is any relationship between dental decay and authoritarianism is the purpose of the present study. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0467963
Entities
People
- John H. Manhold
- Marshall B. Jones
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Institute