Personality, political party identification, and partisan news consumption: A replication and extension in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 2.6 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Research in Personality Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1016/j.jrp.2025.104586

Zoe Dunnum , Jennifer Watling Neal

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Abstract

In previous research, individuals high in openness were more likely to use liberal news regardless of their political party identification. Using 786 representative Michigan adults from the 2020 State of the State Survey, this pre-registered study aimed to conceptually replicate this finding focusing on COVID-19 related news use. Additionally, this study examined the role conscientiousness plays in liberal and conservative COVID-19 related news use. We found no significant association between openness and liberal COVID-19 related news use; however, openness did predict less conservative COVID-19 related news use. After controlling for political party identification and ideology, conscientiousness did not significantly predict liberal or conservative COVID-19 related news use.

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来源期刊

Journal of Research in Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

6.10%

发文量

102

审稿时长

67 days

期刊介绍： Emphasizing experimental and descriptive research, the Journal of Research in Personality presents articles that examine important issues in the field of personality and in related fields basic to the understanding of personality. The subject matter includes treatments of genetic, physiological, motivational, learning, perceptual, cognitive, and social processes of both normal and abnormal kinds in human and animal subjects. Features: • Papers that present integrated sets of studies that address significant theoretical issues relating to personality. • Theoretical papers and critical reviews of current experimental and methodological interest. • Single, well-designed studies of an innovative nature. • Brief reports, including replication or null result studies of previously reported findings, or a well-designed studies addressing questions of limited scope.