TY - JOUR
T1 - Authoritarian Personality and Gender Differences in Gun Control Attitudes
AU - Lizotte, Mary Kate
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/7/3
Y1 - 2019/7/3
N2 - This article investigates the gender gap in gun control attitudes, in which women are more likely to support gun control than men. Women are less likely than men to own a gun and to see owning guns as a means of self-protection. Using the 2012 American National Election Study Data, this article tests authoritarianism, which includes the desire for security and a disposition toward higher levels of perceived threat, as an explanation for the gap. The results indicate that authoritarian women are more likely than authoritarian men to support gun control. In fact, authoritarianism appears to have the opposite effect on men and women’s gun control attitudes. Authoritarianism is associated with higher levels of support for gun control among women and lower levels of support among men.
AB - This article investigates the gender gap in gun control attitudes, in which women are more likely to support gun control than men. Women are less likely than men to own a gun and to see owning guns as a means of self-protection. Using the 2012 American National Election Study Data, this article tests authoritarianism, which includes the desire for security and a disposition toward higher levels of perceived threat, as an explanation for the gap. The results indicate that authoritarian women are more likely than authoritarian men to support gun control. In fact, authoritarianism appears to have the opposite effect on men and women’s gun control attitudes. Authoritarianism is associated with higher levels of support for gun control among women and lower levels of support among men.
KW - authoritarian personality
KW - gender gap
KW - gun control
KW - public opinion
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U2 - 10.1080/1554477X.2019.1586045
DO - 10.1080/1554477X.2019.1586045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064481484
SN - 1554-477X
VL - 40
SP - 385
EP - 408
JO - Journal of Women, Politics and Policy
JF - Journal of Women, Politics and Policy
IS - 3
ER -