The origins of information processing preferences in politics: Examining parental influence
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Bougher, Lori D.
Lau, Richard R.
Abstract / Description
Cognitive motivations (e.g., need for cognition and need to evaluate) and decision strategies (e.g., rational choice vs. heuristic-based) importantly shape political understanding, evaluations, and vote choice. Despite the importance of these cognitive factors, few studies have examined their origins. Adopting an exploratory framework with a primary focus on parental influence, we uniquely address this research gap by identifying potential pathways through which parents can affect this development. Using a convenience sample of college students who participated in a 10-week panel study with their parents, we reveal that, unlike many other political characteristics, there is little parent-child similarity in cognitive motivations and decision strategies. We, however, find some similarity in the information search behaviors parents and children exhibit during the mock election campaign. The findings highlight the need to further investigate not only additional parenting behaviors, but also the socializing role of the information environment itself.
Keyword(s)
socialization information processing decision making political cognition need for cognition need to evaluatePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-04-07
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
8
Issue
1
Page numbers
284–299
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Bougher, L. D., & Lau, R. R. (2020). The origins of information processing preferences in politics: Examining parental influence. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(1), 284-299. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i1.1057
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bougher, Lori D.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Lau, Richard R.
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Date of first publication2020-04-07
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Abstract / DescriptionCognitive motivations (e.g., need for cognition and need to evaluate) and decision strategies (e.g., rational choice vs. heuristic-based) importantly shape political understanding, evaluations, and vote choice. Despite the importance of these cognitive factors, few studies have examined their origins. Adopting an exploratory framework with a primary focus on parental influence, we uniquely address this research gap by identifying potential pathways through which parents can affect this development. Using a convenience sample of college students who participated in a 10-week panel study with their parents, we reveal that, unlike many other political characteristics, there is little parent-child similarity in cognitive motivations and decision strategies. We, however, find some similarity in the information search behaviors parents and children exhibit during the mock election campaign. The findings highlight the need to further investigate not only additional parenting behaviors, but also the socializing role of the information environment itself.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationBougher, L. D., & Lau, R. R. (2020). The origins of information processing preferences in politics: Examining parental influence. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 8(1), 284-299. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i1.1057en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5606
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6210
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v8i1.1057
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2787
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Keyword(s)socializationen_US
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Keyword(s)information processingen_US
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Keyword(s)decision makingen_US
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Keyword(s)political cognitionen_US
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Keyword(s)need for cognitionen_US
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Keyword(s)need to evaluateen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe origins of information processing preferences in politics: Examining parental influenceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers284–299
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Volume8
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US