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In this research we drew on system justification theory and the notion that conservative ideology serves a palliative function to explain why conservatives are happier than liberals. Specifically, we found in three studies using nationally representative data from the U.S. and nine additional countries that right-wing (vs. left-wing) orientation is indeed associated with greater subjective well-being and that the relationship between political orientation and subjective well-being is mediated by the rationalization of inequality. In our third study we find that increasing economic inequality (as measured by the GINI index) over the past 30 years has exacerbated the ideological gap with respect to happiness, apparently because conservatives (but not liberals) possess an ideological buffer against the negative hedonic effects of economic inequality. |
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Name: International Society of Political Psychology
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| Napier, Jaime L.. and Jost, John. "The Palliative Function of Conservative Ideology" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Classical Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon USA, Jul 04, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p204566_index.html> |
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| Napier, J. and Jost, J. , 2007-07-04 "The Palliative Function of Conservative Ideology" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Classical Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon USA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p204566_index.html |
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Abstract: In this research we drew on system justification theory and the notion that conservative ideology serves a palliative function to explain why conservatives are happier than liberals. Specifically, we found in three studies using nationally representative data from the U.S. and nine additional countries that right-wing (vs. left-wing) orientation is indeed associated with greater subjective well-being and that the relationship between political orientation and subjective well-being is mediated by the rationalization of inequality. In our third study we find that increasing economic inequality (as measured by the GINI index) over the past 30 years has exacerbated the ideological gap with respect to happiness, apparently because conservatives (but not liberals) possess an ideological buffer against the negative hedonic effects of economic inequality. |
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| Running Head: WHY ARE CONSERVATIVES HAPPIER? Why Are Conservatives Happier than Liberals? Jaime L. Napier and John T. Jost New York University Please address editorial correspondence to: Jaime L. Napier Department of Psychology New York University 6 Washington Place 5th Floor New York NY 10003-6634 Email: jnapier@nyu.edu Phone: (212) 998-7808 Fax: (212) 995-4018 Word count: 3 899 (including footnotes) Why are conservatives happier? 2 Abstract In this research we drew on system justification theory and the notion that conservative |
| 2 We also considered additional measures of macro-economic inequality including the household income distribution ratio of the 90th percentile to the 10th percentile (HHI 90/10); the household income distribution ratio of the 80th percentile to the 20th percentile (HHI 80/20); Theil entropy measure; and the mean logarithmic deviation of income (MLD; see U.S. Census Bureau 2005). The identical pattern of results was observed for all of these measures: inequality was significantly and negatively related to happiness conservatives were significantly |
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