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Rhoda K Unger¹

¹Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. unger@brandeis.edu

The American Psychologist

|December 19, 2007

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Religious ideology, including religiosity and fundamentalism, significantly influences political attitudes and voting behavior, a factor overlooked in previous analyses of personality and elections. Further research is needed to explore these psychological connections.

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Political Science
Sociology

Background:

Jost's article examined personality dimensions and U.S. presidential voting patterns.
The review by Jost notably omitted the influence of religious ideology on political attitudes and voting behavior.
Ample evidence demonstrates the role of religious observance (religiosity, religious fundamentalism) in past U.S. presidential elections.

Discussion:

The relationship between religious ideology and political attitudes is correlational, requiring further investigation into causal mechanisms.
Studies link religious fundamentalism to "system-justifying ideologies."
Religiosity has been largely overlooked in psychological research on social and political behaviors.

Key Insights:

Religious ideology, encompassing religiosity and fundamentalism, is a critical psychological variable in understanding political behavior.
Ignoring religious ideology provides an incomplete picture of the factors influencing voting patterns.
Religiosity may correlate with personality dimensions previously studied in relation to political behavior.

Outlook:

Future research should integrate religious ideology into studies of personality and political psychology.
Exploring the connections between religiosity and system-justifying ideologies can enhance our understanding of political attitudes.
Psychologists must acknowledge and investigate the impact of religious ideology on social and political engagement.