Exploring the mediating role of exposure to partisan media between the authoritarian personality and gun control attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12972189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinya Jiang (0009-0007-5311-3024), Hongna Miao, Zhicong Chen (0000-0003-0334-9454, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1933-169X • E-ISSN: 1933-1681 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19331681.2025.2541275 |
| OpenAlex | W4413048844 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 88 |
Authoritarianism · Criminology · Democracy · Gun control · Personality · Political science · Politics · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Sources of Human Psychological Differences
Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control
Environmental Concern, Patterns of Television Viewing, and Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Cognitive ability and authoritarianism
Is It a Dangerous World Out There? The Motivational Bases of American Gun Ownership
In Pursuit of Three Theories
The authoritarian personality
Moral Politics
Framing in a Fractured Democracy
Political Implications of Prime-Time Drama and Sitcom Use
Television and the Cultivation of Authoritarianism
Ideology
Polarization and Partisan Selective Exposure
The genetic underpinnings of right‐wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation explain political attitudes beyond Big Five personality
Personality and Emotional Correlates of Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Selective exposure and the authoritarian dynamic
American state gun law strength and state resident differences in neuroticism levels
No Polarization From Partisan News
What Drives Media Use in Authoritarian Regimes? Extending Selective Exposure Theory to Iran
A Birther and a Truther
Why Do People (Sometimes) Become Selective About News? The Role of Emotions and Partisan Differences in Selective Approach and Avoidance
White Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry The Racial Project in Explaining Mass Shootings
Relationships between problem-solving competencies and militaristic attitudes
Campaigns, Reflection, and Deliberation
Beyond Baron and Kenny
Authoritarianism and support for Trump in the 2016 presidential election
Partisan media exposure, polarization, and candidate evaluations in the 2016 general election
What Americans Think About Gun Control
The “Antidemocratic Personality” Revisited
Nature over nurture
Are guns the new dog whistle? Gun control, racial resentment, and vote choice
Authoritarianism and Social Dominance in Western and Eastern Europe
The People's Choice
The Challenge of Measuring Media Exposure
Authoritarian Personality and Gender Differences in Gun Control Attitudes
The Politics of Threat
Television, Authoritarianism, and Support for Trump
Partisan selective exposure in online news consumption
Critical Events and Attitude Change
Authoritarianism and American Political Behavior from 1952 to 2008
Perceived Threat and Authoritarianism
Differences in Media Preference Mediate the Link Between Personality and Political Orientation
Authoritarianism, Affective Polarization, and Economic Ideology
Authoritarianism and Political Impoverishment
Threat, Authoritarianism, and Selective Exposure to Information
Asymmetry of Partisan Media Effects
Political Trust and American Public Support for Free Trade
The Conditional Effects of Authoritarianism on Covid-19 Pandemic Health Behaviors and Policy Preferences
Racial Resentment and Whites’ Gun Policy Preferences in Contemporary America
Temporal Selective Exposure
Advancing the Measurement of Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism in Black and White
Measure for Measure
Why Do Issues “Whose Time Has Come” Stick Around? Attention Durability and the Case of Gun Control
The Big Five Personality Traits in the Political Arena
(Almost) Everything in Moderation
Why Do Partisan Media Polarize Viewers
Televised Exposure to Politics
Selective exposure and echo chambers in partisan television consumption
Authoritarianism, Threat, and Americans’ Support for the War on Terror
Activation, Conversion, or Reinforcement? The Impact of Partisan News Exposure on Vote Choice
Correlation not Causation
Reexamining the Effect of Mass Shootings on Public Support for Gun Control
Authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union
Dispositional characteristics in firearm ownership and purchasing behavior during the 2020 purchasing surge
Learning to Be Inclusive? Testing the Effects of News Media Diet on Attitudes Toward LGT Equality
Political Personality and Electoral Choice
Personality and Political Attitudes
Reconsidering the Link Between Self-Reported Personality Traits and Political Preferences
The Myth of Partisan Selective Exposure
Implicit Resentment and the Gun Policy Preferences of White Americans
Racial Resentment or Sexism? White Americans' Outgroup Attitudes as Predictors of Gun Ownership and NRA Membership
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |