This study examines how evaluations of male and female politicians are worsened by corruption scandals that disappoint expectations of honesty. Participants evaluated a fictitious politician before and after watching a video about a corruption scandal involving that politician. The manipulated variables were the politician’s sex and whether they shared participants’ political affiliations. Results showed that a female politician affiliated with the participants’ preferred party was the most damaged by the scandal because she had the highest expectations of honesty placed upon her.
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Guidetti, M., Graziani, A. R., Scaglioni, G., Cucchi, S., & Cavazza, N. (2023). When a Politician Disappoints: The Role of Gender Stereotypical Expectations in Post-Scandal Judgment. Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, 44(2), 245–256. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2023.2165428
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