Who values competent minds and who likes warm hearts? The role of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation in shaping voter preferences for political candidates.

Br J Soc Psychol · 2025 · PMC12230378 · PMID 40619731

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Decomposition of the interactions revealed a marginal trend in which individuals high in RWA evaluated the highly competent political candidate more positively ( b = 0.29, SE = 0.15, p = .051) and reported a higher likelihood of voting for him (b = 4.61, SE = 2.64, p = .082) compared to the neutral political candidate.

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Regarding SDO, Table 5 indicates a marginally significant interaction between candidate warmth and SDO on overall evaluations.

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