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Education level and affective polarization: The mediation effects of psychological engagement in politics and authoritarian attitudes

Han, Kyung Joon·2022·Social Science Quarterly
DOI 10.1111/ssqu.13228
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Objective We investigate how the education effect on affective polarization is mediated by people's cognitive behaviors. Method We employ a causal mediation analysis model and the American National Election Studies (2016 and 2020). Results Both voters’ psychological engagement in politics and their authoritarian attitudes mediate the education effect on affective polarization, but the directions of the two mediation effects are different. While a person's attainment of higher education lowers her affective polarization through her weak authoritarian attitude, it raises her affective polarization through her psychological engagement in politics. Conclusion The result implies that educational expansion does not warrant the waning of affective polarization. It also implies that education may have differing indirect effects on other political behaviors such as party support.

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  • The interest in politics has been signaled by other research as a factor that can amplify affective polarization.

    “precisamente el interés por la político ha sido señalado por otras investigaciones como un factor que puede amplificar la polarización afectiva (Han, 2022).”

    From Política, uso de medios y polarización afectiva en España (2024) · cites this paper as Han, 2022

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Authors
Han, K. J.
Affiliations
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Corresponding author
Han, Kyung Joon
ORCID
Han, Kyung Joon
Venue
Social Science Quarterly
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-11-15
Volume
103
Issue
7
Pages
1633-1646
ISSN
  • 0038-4941 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-6237
DOI
10.1111/ssqu.13228
OpenAlex
W4309185907
Cited by
13
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3
FWCI
6.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Social Science Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
Keywords
affective polarization, educational attainment, authoritarian attitudes, mediating effect, educational expansion, political behavior, party support

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