“Elective Affinities”: On the Psychological Bases of Left–Right Differences

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Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Political Orientations (2013, background): “Jost (2009, 2011) outlines a theory of " elective affinities " that traces the process, starting with genetics, by which dispositions become instantiated in neurological (Amodio, Jost, Masters, & Lee, 2007) and physiological (Oxley et al., 2008) traits.”
Not All Ideologies are Created Equal: Epistemic, Existential, and Relational Needs Predict System-Justifying Attitudes (2012, background): “From a historical perspective, the instability brought on by each wave of leftist " agitation " may have provoked the corresponding conservative, system-justifying backlash designed to return America to the " good old days " (e.g., see Eibach & Libby, 2009; Frank, 2004; Jost, 2009).”
Political Neuroscience: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship (2014, background): “Schematic illustration of the theory of political ideology as motivated social cognition ( Adapted from Jost , 2009 ) .”
Special Thematic Section on "Societal Change" A Complex Systems Approach to the Study of Ideology: Cognitive-Affective Structures and the Dynamics of Belief Systems (2013, background): “One synthetic approach, advanced by psychologists, relies on the idea of “elective affinities” – forces that connect people with the ideologies that suit them (Jost, 2009).”