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CONTEXTUALIZING THE MODERN GENDER GAP: HOW FEAR AND ANGER MEDIATE GENDER AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN A NEW AND GROWING PHENOMENON

Odell-Scott, Megan
http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7010-0800
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent173142832639194

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2024, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Political Science.
The gender gap in American politics, where women increasingly identify as Democrats and vote more than men, has been researched for the last several decades. While a variety of reasons have been put forth, this dissertation suggests a new and additional understanding for why the gender gap persists by examining the way fear and anger mediate the relationship between gender and party affect and voter turnout. Using the ANES 1980-2016 Time Series Dataset and ANES 2020 Dataset, this dissertation finds gender has an indirect effect on party affect and voting behavior through fear and anger, and this effect is a new and growing phenomenon over the last ten years. First appearing in 2012, men and women have different levels of fear and anger, which in turn impact how they feel about the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as voter turnout. Additionally, there is a consistent pattern about the direction of the indirect effect of gender. When afraid or angry, women like the Democratic Party more and the Republican Party less. Furthermore, women are more likely to turnout to vote when fear and anger are directed towards Republican Presidential candidates and less likely to vote if they are fearful and angry at the Democratic Presidential candidates. This article provides new insight to how fear and anger are impacting political attitudes and behaviors in increasingly gendered ways.
Ryan Claassen (Committee Chair)
156 p.
Political Science; Womens Studies
Gender; Political Behavior; Political Psychology; Fear; Anger; Political Science; Voter Turnout; Party Affect; United States

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  • Odell-Scott, M. (2024). CONTEXTUALIZING THE MODERN GENDER GAP: HOW FEAR AND ANGER MEDIATE GENDER AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN A NEW AND GROWING PHENOMENON [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent173142832639194

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Odell-Scott, Megan. CONTEXTUALIZING THE MODERN GENDER GAP: HOW FEAR AND ANGER MEDIATE GENDER AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN A NEW AND GROWING PHENOMENON. 2024. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent173142832639194.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Odell-Scott, Megan. "CONTEXTUALIZING THE MODERN GENDER GAP: HOW FEAR AND ANGER MEDIATE GENDER AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN A NEW AND GROWING PHENOMENON." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent173142832639194

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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