Abstract

The hypothesis that the negative perception of NRM is positively related to authoritarianism has been tested on the sample of 60 university students participating in the catholic academic retreat. Subjects were more negatively oriented towards other religions in Poland (31% agree with the statement that their presence may lead to negative consequences compared with the 7% percent in general population) but less authoritarian in comparison with the most educated segments of the general population. The perception of NRM was differentiated (more positive in the case of catholic NRM and more negative in the case of non-catholic NRM). Negative attitude towards other religions (including NRM) and authoritarianism was positively correlated (r = 15) but the correlation did not reach the level of statistical significance.