Political Ideology, Trust, and Cooperation

Daniel Balliet, Joshua M. Tybur, Junhui Wu, Christian Antonellis and Paul A. M. Van Lange

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2018, vol. 62, issue 4, 797-818

Abstract: Theories suggest that political ideology relates to cooperation, with conservatives being more likely to pursue selfish outcomes, and liberals more likely to pursue egalitarian outcomes. In study 1, we examine how political ideology and political party affiliation (Republican vs. Democrat) predict cooperation with a partner who self-identifies as Republican or Democrat in two samples before ( n = 362) and after ( n = 366) the 2012 US presidential election. Liberals show slightly more concern for their partners’ outcomes compared to conservatives (study 1), and in study 2 this relation is supported by a meta-analysis ( r = .15). However, in study 1, political ideology did not relate to cooperation in general. Both Republicans and Democrats extend more cooperation to their in-group relative to the out-group, and this is explained by expectations of cooperation from in-group versus out-group members. We discuss the relation between political ideology and cooperation within and between groups.

Keywords: political ideology; in-group favoritism; cooperation; trust; social dominance orientation; right-wing authoritarianism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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