Differences in Media Preference Mediate the Link Between Personality and Political Orientation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6337361
AutoresXiaowen Xu (0000-0002-4525-2645, University of Toronto), Jordan B Peterson (0000-0002-3015-6896, University of Toronto)
Año2017
Volumen38
Número1
Páginas55-72
Fecha de publicación2017-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolitical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pops.12307
OpenAlexW1682588597
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas51

Research has consistently demonstrated that political liberalism is predicted by the personality trait Openness to Experience and conservatism by trait Conscientiousness. Less well studied, however, is how trait personality influences political orientation. The present study investigated whether differences in media preference might mediate the links between personality and political orientation. Participants completed measures of Big Five personality, media preferences, and political orientation. Results revealed that increased preferences for Dark/Alternative and Aesthetic/Musical media genres, as well as decreased preferences for Communal/Popular media genres, mediated the association between Openness to Experience and liberalism. In contrast, greater preferences for Communal/Popular and Thrilling/Action genres, as well as lower preferences for Dark/Alternative and Aesthetic/Musical genres mediated the link between Conscientiousness and conservatism

Big Five personality traits · Biology and political orientation · Conscientiousness · Conservatism · Economics · Extraversion and introversion · Openness to experience · Personality · Political science · Politics · Preference · Trait · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology