Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions

Abstract Attitudes can have a profound impact on socially relevant behaviours, such as voting. However, this effect is not uniform across situations or individuals, and it is at present difficult to predict whether attitudes will predict behaviour in any given circumstance. Using a network model, we...

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Autores principales:	Jonas Dalege, Denny Borsboom, Frenk van Harreveld, Lourens J. Waldorp, Han L. J. van der Maas
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:06446c93c8bc4028ac6a928d1f45dffb2021-12-02T11:53:10ZNetwork Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions10.1038/s41598-017-05048-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/06446c93c8bc4028ac6a928d1f45dffb2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05048-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Attitudes can have a profound impact on socially relevant behaviours, such as voting. However, this effect is not uniform across situations or individuals, and it is at present difficult to predict whether attitudes will predict behaviour in any given circumstance. Using a network model, we demonstrate that (a) more strongly connected attitude networks have a stronger impact on behaviour, and (b) within any given attitude network, the most central attitude elements have the strongest impact. We test these hypotheses using data on voting and attitudes toward presidential candidates in the US presidential elections from 1980 to 2012. These analyses confirm that the predictive value of attitude networks depends almost entirely on their level of connectivity, with more central attitude elements having stronger impact. The impact of attitudes on voting behaviour can thus be reliably determined before elections take place by using network analyses.Jonas DalegeDenny BorsboomFrenk van HarreveldLourens J. WaldorpHan L. J. van der MaasNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
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description	Abstract Attitudes can have a profound impact on socially relevant behaviours, such as voting. However, this effect is not uniform across situations or individuals, and it is at present difficult to predict whether attitudes will predict behaviour in any given circumstance. Using a network model, we demonstrate that (a) more strongly connected attitude networks have a stronger impact on behaviour, and (b) within any given attitude network, the most central attitude elements have the strongest impact. We test these hypotheses using data on voting and attitudes toward presidential candidates in the US presidential elections from 1980 to 2012. These analyses confirm that the predictive value of attitude networks depends almost entirely on their level of connectivity, with more central attitude elements having stronger impact. The impact of attitudes on voting behaviour can thus be reliably determined before elections take place by using network analyses.
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author	Jonas Dalege Denny Borsboom Frenk van Harreveld Lourens J. Waldorp Han L. J. van der Maas
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title	Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions
title_short	Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions
title_full	Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions
title_fullStr	Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions
title_full_unstemmed	Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions
title_sort	network structure explains the impact of attitudes on voting decisions
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/06446c93c8bc4028ac6a928d1f45dffb
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Network Structure Explains the Impact of Attitudes on Voting Decisions

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