'Why Me?' The Role of Perceived Victimhood in American Politics.
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| Title: | 'Why Me?' The Role of Perceived Victimhood in American Politics. |
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| Authors: | Armaly, Miles T. (AUTHOR), Enders, Adam M. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Political Behavior. Dec2022, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p1583-1609. 27p. 5 Charts, 5 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Social science research, Racial & ethnic attitudes, Narcissism, Elections, Partisanship |
| Abstract: | Despite growing recognition among journalists and political pundits, the concept of victimhood has been largely ignored in empirical social science research. In this article, we develop a theory about, and use unique nationally-representative survey data to estimate, two manifestations of victimhood: an egocentric one entailing only perceptions of one's own victimhood, and one focused on blaming "the system." We find that these manifestations of victimhood cut across partisan, ideological, and sociodemographic lines, suggesting that feelings of victimhood are confined to neither "actual" victims nor those partisans on the losing side of elections. Moreover, both manifestations of victimhood, while related to candidate support and various racial attitudes, prove to be distinct from related psychological constructs, such as (collective) narcissism, system justification, and relative deprivation. Finally, an experiment based on candidate rhetoric demonstrates that some political messaging can make supporters feel like victims, which has consequences for subsequent attitudes and behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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