Matthew V. Hibbing

Bio

I am an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Merced. I study American politics with a focus on political behavior, political psychology and the influence of biology on mass politics. My research centers on individual-level predispositions that shape political attitudes and behaviors, including personality and physiological traits.

My research has been published in a number of journals, including: Science, the American Political Science Review, the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Behavior, and Political Psychology.

Email: mhibbing@ucmerced.edu

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Recent Publications

Hibbing MV, Cawvey M, Deol R, Bloeser AJ, Mondak JJ. The Relationship Between Personality and Response Patterns on Public Opinion Surveys: The Big Five, Extreme Response Style, and Acquiescence Response Style. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. In Press In Press.
Hibbing MV, Hayes M, Deol R. Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be: Partisan Polarization in Views On the Past. Social Science Quarterly. 2017;98:230–43.
Hayes M, Hibbing MV. The Symbolic Benefits of Descriptive and Substantive Representation. Political Behavior. 2017;39:31–50.
Hannagan RJ, Larimer CJ, Hibbing MV. Sex Differences, Personality, and Ideology: A Deeper Investigation via Contexts in a Study of Local Politics. Politics, Groups, and Identities. 2016;4:561–78.
Friesen A, Hibbing MV. The Effect of Personal Economic Values on Economic Policy Attitudes. Social Science Quarterly. 2016;97:325–37.
Testa PF, Hibbing MV, Ritchie M. Orientations toward Conflict and the Conditional Effects of Political Disagreement. Journal of Politics. 2014;76:770–85.