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Are financial or moral scandals worse? it depends / Doherty, David; Dowling, Conor M; Miller, Michael G

Doherty, David	Journal Article
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2011.

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Previous analysis finds that people respond differently to "financial" (e.g., tax evasion) and "moral" (e.g., sexual misconduct) political scandals. However, experimental and observational studies tend to reach different conclusions about which type of scandal induces a stronger negative reaction from the public. We use an experiment embedded in a national survey to examine the possibility that these divergent findings can, in part, be explained by a failure to consider the effects of abuses of power. Consistent with previous experimental work, we find that people respond more negatively to financial scandals than to moral scandals when they do not involve abuses of power. However, abuses of power substantially affect responses to both types of scandals. We also find that moral and financial scandals affect personal and job evaluations of a politician differently. These findings support our contention that to understand public responses to scandal, it is crucial to consider the relationship between the scandalous behavior and the official's formal responsibilities.

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Moral Scandals ; Political Scandals ; Financial Scandals

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Does time heal all wounds?sex scandals, tax evasion, and the pa / Doherty, David; Dowling, Conor M; Miller, Michael G

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2014.

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United States ; Tax evasion ; Voters ; Presidential Politics ; Politician ; Financial Scandals ;
Mitt Romney ; Sex Scandals

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