This research explores partisan evaluations of sexual misconduct allegations within politics and how the #MeToo movement influences them.
Data & Methods
* We use a two-wave survey experiment design.
* Our findings show partisans are more critical of out-party members regarding such allegations.
* Individuals less likely to engage in reflective thinking demonstrate heightened bias.
Key Findings
Stronger support for #MeToo leads individuals, including those predisposed against reflection, toward fairer evaluations.*
* The movement appears effective at mitigating partisan motivated reasoning when assessing political misconduct cases.
| Partisan-Motivated Evaluations of Sexual Misconduct and the Mitigating Role of the #MeToo Movement was authored by Samara Klar and Alexandra McCoy. It was published by Wiley in AJPS in 2021. |
