Self-Confidence and Gender Gaps in Political Interest, Attention, and Efficacy
Self-Confidence and Gender Gaps in Political Interest, Attention, and Efficacy
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自信与政治兴趣、关注度和效能方面的性别差距
作者：
Jennifer Wolak
与男性相比，女性对政治不太感兴趣，不太可能关注时事，对自己在政治上的影响力更悲观。我将探讨这些性别差距的根源。我认为，自信的感觉作为一种资源，鼓励心理参与政治。但是，由于男性比女性更有可能拥有这种资源，这就造成了在政治兴趣、对政治的关注和内部效能方面的性别差距。通过对年轻人和成年人的调查，我证明了性别对政治心理参与的影响部分是由自信心的感觉介导的。虽然以前的研究强调资源的重要性，如教育培养政治参与，我表明，自信是一个重要的心理资产，促进政治兴趣，注意力和个人能力的感觉在政治上。
Compared to men, women are less interested in politics, less likely to follow current events, and more pessimistic about their abilities to be influential in politics. I explore the origins of these gender gaps. I argue that feelings of self-confidence serve as a resource that encourages psychological engagement with politics. But because this resource is more likely to be possessed by men than by women, it contributes to gender gaps in political interest, attention to politics, and internal efficacy. By examining surveys of both young people and adults, I demonstrate that gender’s effects on psychological engagement with politics are partially mediated by feelings of self-confidence. While prior studies emphasize the importance of resources like education for cultivating political engagement, I show that self-confidence is an important psychological asset that promotes political interest, attention, and feelings of personal competence in politics.