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Ziller, Conrad ORCID: 0000-0002-2282-636X and Berning, Carl C. . Personality traits and public support of minority rights. J. Ethn. Migr. Stud.. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1469-9451

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Abstract

This study investigates how personality relates to citizens' willingness to extend political, social, and cultural rights for minorities, including voting rights for immigrants, religious rights for Muslims, and affirmative action measures. Moving beyond explanations centred on intergroup relations, we argue that political efficacy (i.e. beliefs about personal political competences and the responsiveness of political elites) operates as a mechanism linking personality and policy preferences on minority rights. We test these arguments using mediation models on data from a large-N survey conducted in Germany in 2016. Results show that high openness, high agreeableness, and low conscientiousness predict permissive views on minority rights. In addition to indirect effects via group-specific attitudes, we find empirical support for substantial links via political efficacy. In particular, people high in conscientiousness or high in neuroticism have lower faith in government responsiveness, which in turn is related to less willingness to approve minority rights.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ziller, Conrad UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-636X UNSPECIFIED Berning, Carl C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-147860
DOI:	10.1080/1369183X.2019.1617123
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Ethn. Migr. Stud.
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1469-9451
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION; ATTITUDES; MULTICULTURALISM; PARTICIPATION; CONSEQUENCES; PERCEPTIONS; DIFFERENCE; PREJUDICE; POLITICS; EUROPE Multiple languages Demography; Ethnic Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14786