Diferenţe de gen în formarea impresiilor despre oamenii politici
Gender differences in the formation of the perception on politicians

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the gender differences regarding the way politicians are perceived. Specifically, we explored if the people’s impression formation about political persons as targets were influenced by the type of information about them and their gender. A total of 180 students voluntary participated at this study (N = 180; 88 boys and 90 girls). To test our hypothesis, a 3 (target’s gender: feminine, masculine vs. control condition) × 2 (type of information: positive vs. negative) experimental design was used. After experimental manipulation, the participants evaluated the target person using a list of feminine and masculine traits. There was an interaction effect of type of information and gender on the target persons’ evaluation. Our data also showed that participants had a more favourable impression about masculine politicians than about feminine politicians. The implications of these findings in political field were discussed.

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