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The influence of candidate sex on system justification beliefs: Exploring potential moderators and mediators

Brown, Elizabeth Renee
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1311268921

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Psychology.
Experiments 1-3 revealed that exposure to a female versus a male candidate increased participants’ beliefs about the legitimacy of the status quo. In order to investigate why exposure to a female candidate increased legitimacy beliefs, Experiments 4 and 5 examined whether exposure to a female versus a male candidate fulfilled goals related to equality for most individuals and activated goals related to convention for highly traditional individuals. However, Experiments 4 and 5 failed to replicate the legitimacy effects of Experiments 1-3. Furthermore, in Experiments 4 and 5, goal fulfillment did not systematically vary upon exposure to a female as opposed to a male candidate, and traditionalism did not moderate the effect of candidate sex on goal fulfillment. Future work should examine under what sociopolitical conditions exposure to a female candidate increases legitimacy beliefs.
Amanda B. Diekman, PhD (Advisor)
Heather M. Claypool, PhD (Committee Member)
Amy Summerville, PhD (Committee Member)
Monica C. Schneider, PhD (Committee Member)
38 p.
Experimental Psychology; Gender; Psychology; Social Psychology
System Justification; Goals; Leadership; Gender

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  • Brown, E. R. (2011). The influence of candidate sex on system justification beliefs: Exploring potential moderators and mediators [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1311268921

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, Elizabeth. The influence of candidate sex on system justification beliefs: Exploring potential moderators and mediators. 2011. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1311268921.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, Elizabeth. "The influence of candidate sex on system justification beliefs: Exploring potential moderators and mediators." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1311268921

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