Masculinity, sexism and populist radical right support
dc.contributor.author | Coffe, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Fraile, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Alexander, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Fortin-Rittberger, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Banducci, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-25T09:26:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-05-16 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-07-24T18:24:27Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The gender gap in populist radical right voting—with women being less likely to support populist radical right parties than men—is well-established. Much less is known about the interplay between gender, masculinity and populist radical right voting. This study investigates the extent to which masculinity affects women and men's likelihood of supporting populist radical right parties. Focusing on sexism as a link between masculinity and populist radical right support, we put forward two mechanisms that operate at once: a mediating effect of sexism (sexism explains the association between masculinity and populist radical right voting) and a moderating effect of sexism (the impact of masculinity is stronger among citizens scoring high on sexism compared with citizens with low levels of sexist attitudes). Methods: We draw on an original dataset collected in Spain at the end of 2020 to investigate support for the Spanish populist radical right party VOX. Results: We find support for hypothesized mechanisms, mediation and moderation, chiefly among men. First, sexism explains about half of the link between masculinity and populist radical right support for this group, confirming the hypothesized mediation effect. Second, masculinity has a significantly stronger impact on the likelihood of supporting VOX among men scoring high on sexism, which in turn substantiates the presence of a moderation effect. Discussion: Existing research so far has examined the empirical connections between how individuals perceive their levels of masculinity, sexism, and PRR voting separately. Our study offers a first step in unpacking the relationship between masculinity and PRR support by focusing specifically on how sexism relates to both these variables. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 5, article 1038659 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2023.1038659 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | PID2019-107445GB-100 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/133650 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-1874-5110 (Banducci, Susan) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/15251 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2023 Coffe, Fraile, Alexander, Fortin-Rittberger and Banducci. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | populist radical right support | en_GB |
dc.subject | gender | en_GB |
dc.subject | masculinity | en_GB |
dc.subject | sexism | en_GB |
dc.subject | VOX (political party) | en_GB |
dc.title | Masculinity, sexism and populist radical right support | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-25T09:26:22Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2673-3145 | |
exeter.article-number | 1038659 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability statement: The data presented in the study are publicly available. This data can be found here: GenPsyche-Study1 [DATASET]; DIGITAL.CSIC; https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/15251 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2673-3145 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Political Science | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2023-04-17 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-05-16 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2023-07-25T09:23:59Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-07-25T09:26:31Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-05-16 |
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