Modeling Attitudinal Arguments in Political Elections in Terms of psychological Concept of Involvement

Hakimara, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.22054/jcps.2016.2386

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Mohammad Ali Hakimara

Assistant Professor of Psychology of Media, Faculty of Communication and Media, University of Seda va Sima, e-mail: hakimara@yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.22054/jcps.2016.2386

Abstract

In a psychological perspective, voting as a political behavior can be considered as expressing social attitude in political settings. These political attitudes are revealed by arguments rooting from the level of involvements which, in turn, are raised from and directed by the participants’ needs and ideals. Two functions of attitudes have been proposed; utilitarian function and value-expressive function, which, accordingly, produce two kinds of involvements: outcome relevant involvement and value relevant involvement. In a qualitative research, 345 participants who had participated in at least one period of presidential election, were interviewed about their participation reasons, motivations, and the expectations from elected president. Over 3000 statements as arguments were gathered and analyzed for variables in question. 609 arguments were extracted and fitted in to a two by two table, according to types and levels of involvements. Results showed a pattern of argumentative orientation can be distinguished. The orientations are called as, Expertise, Committed, Need Seeking, and the Character-driven. These orientations seek civil demands, cultural-ideological demands, economy-living demands, and psychological demands, accordingly.

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Modeling Attitudinal Arguments in Political Elections in Terms of psychological Concept of Involvement

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Volume 6, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
December 2015
Pages 96-113

Modeling Attitudinal Arguments in Political Elections in Terms of psychological Concept of Involvement

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Volume 6, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21December 2015Pages 96-113

Volume 6, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
December 2015
Pages 96-113