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Not so simple: The multidimensional nature and diverse origins of political ideology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2014

Stanley Feldman  and
Leonie Huddy
Stanley Feldman
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4392. [email protected]://mysbfiles.stonybrook.edu/~stfeldma/[email protected]://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/leonie-huddy/
Leonie Huddy
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4392. [email protected]://mysbfiles.stonybrook.edu/~stfeldma/[email protected]://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/leonie-huddy/
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Abstract

At odds with Hibbing et al., we argue that political ideology is best explained by at least two dimensions linked to economic and social ideology. In addition, Hibbing et al's claim that conservatism is grounded in a heightened sensitivity to negative outcomes, something closely tied to the personality trait of neuroticism, does not fit with the established personality correlates of political ideology. Conscientiousness and a lack of openness to experience are linked to conservatism but there is no established connection to neuroticism.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 312 - 313
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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