@article{Fattori_Curly_Jörchel_Pozzi_Mihalits_Alfieri_2015, title={Authority Relationship From a Societal Perspective: Social Representations of Obedience and Disobedience in Austrian Young Adults}, volume={11}, url={https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/883}, DOI={10.5964/ejop.v11i2.883}, abstractNote={Obedience and disobedience have always been salient issues for both civil society and social psychologists. Since Milgram’s first studies on destructive obedience there has not been a bottom-up definition of what obedience and disobedience mean. The current study aimed at investigating the social representations young adults use to define and to co-construct knowledge about obedience and disobedience in Austria. One hundred fifty four (106 females, 68.8%) Austrian young adults (Mean age = 22.9; SD = 3.5) completed a mixed-method questionnaire comprising open-ended questions and free word associations. Overall obedience and disobedience are respectively defined as conformity and non-conformity to regulations, ranging from implicit social norms to explicit formal laws. Authority is multi-faceted and has a central role in orienting obedience and disobedience. Further fundamental determinants of the authority relationship and relevant application of the results are discussed in this paper.}, number={2}, journal={Europe’s Journal of Psychology}, author={Fattori, Francesco and Curly, Simone and Jörchel, Amrei C. and Pozzi, Maura and Mihalits, Dominik and Alfieri, Sara}, year={2015}, month={May}, pages={197-213} }