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More guilty if woman: The role of gender and causal attribution in political scandals' impact
Political scandals can have a great impact for the perpetrator, but negative consequences may vary considerably depending on such factors as personal characteristics of the involved political actors or citizens' expectations. The present study investigated the effect of the gender of the politi...
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Published in: | The Journal of social psychology 2021-03, Vol.161 (2), p.173-181 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Political scandals can have a great impact for the perpetrator, but negative consequences may vary considerably depending on such factors as personal characteristics of the involved political actors or citizens' expectations. The present study investigated the effect of the gender of the politician involved in different kinds of scandals deriving from the transgression of gender role-based expectations and the role of participants' attribution of responsibility (internal vs. external) on their evaluation of the perpetrator. Results showed that participants did not express different evaluations of the female versus male politician when their behavior testified to a lack of qualities stereotypically associated to men and women. But when participants attributed the responsibility of the scandal to the perpetrator, women were punished more severely than their male colleagues. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0022-4545 1940-1183 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00224545.2020.1779641 |