This study examines how evaluations of male and female politicians are worsened by corruption scandals that disappoint expectations of honesty. Participants evaluated a fictitious politician before and after watching a video about a corruption scandal involving that politician. The manipulated variables were the politician’s sex and whether they shared participants’ political affiliations. Results showed that a female politician affiliated with the participants’ preferred party was the most damaged by the scandal because she had the highest expectations of honesty placed upon her.

When a Politician Disappoints: The Role of Gender Stereotypical Expectations in Post-Scandal Judgment / Guidetti, M.; Graziani, A. R.; Scaglioni, G.; Cucchi, S.; Cavazza, N.. - In: JOURNAL OF WOMEN POLITICS & POLICY. - ISSN 1554-4788. - 44:2(2023), pp. 245-256. [10.1080/1554477X.2023.2165428]

When a Politician Disappoints: The Role of Gender Stereotypical Expectations in Post-Scandal Judgment

Guidetti, M.;Graziani, A. R.;Scaglioni, G.
;
Cucchi, S.;Cavazza, N.
2023

Abstract

This study examines how evaluations of male and female politicians are worsened by corruption scandals that disappoint expectations of honesty. Participants evaluated a fictitious politician before and after watching a video about a corruption scandal involving that politician. The manipulated variables were the politician’s sex and whether they shared participants’ political affiliations. Results showed that a female politician affiliated with the participants’ preferred party was the most damaged by the scandal because she had the highest expectations of honesty placed upon her.
2023
20-gen-2023
44
2
245
256
When a Politician Disappoints: The Role of Gender Stereotypical Expectations in Post-Scandal Judgment / Guidetti, M.; Graziani, A. R.; Scaglioni, G.; Cucchi, S.; Cavazza, N.. - In: JOURNAL OF WOMEN POLITICS & POLICY. - ISSN 1554-4788. - 44:2(2023), pp. 245-256. [10.1080/1554477X.2023.2165428]
Guidetti, M.; Graziani, A. R.; Scaglioni, G.; Cucchi, S.; Cavazza, N.
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