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Psychological Sources of Political Belief: Self-Esteem and Isolationist Attitudes

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  • Sniderman, Paul M.
  • Citrin, Jack

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Research has shown that political attitudes spring from diverse sources. This paper focuses on isolationism, a set of beliefs that can stem from social factors (e.g., economic deprivation, poor education, social or geographic isolation) and from psychological factors (e.g., n. aggression, inflexibility and low self-esteem). The purpose is not to demonstrate again that there is a connection between personality and political belief. Instead, the authors ask whether or not it matters if a political attitude—in the present case, isolationism—stems from personality influences rather than from some other sources, for example, education, group memberships, or ideology. Isolationists low in self-esteem are shown to differ from those high in self-esteem on a range of values and beliefs: liberalism-conservatism, extreme political values, and specific foreign policy questions. Thus, those who hold common beliefs on one set of issues are likely to differ in the opinions they hold on other political questions depending on whether they owe their convictions to their personality characteristics or to some other influence.

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  • Sniderman, Paul M. & Citrin, Jack, 1971. "Psychological Sources of Political Belief: Self-Esteem and Isolationist Attitudes," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(2), pages 401-417, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:65:y:1971:i:02:p:401-417_13
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