Partisan Information Sources and Affective Polarization: Panel Analysis of the Mediating Role of Anger and Fear
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Drawing on the 2012 American National Election Studies (ANES) panel data, this study explores the influence of the consumption of partisan information sources on affective polarization and investigates the mechanism underlying this relationship. The results show that exposure to pro-party television sources strengthens affective polarization among partisans. The polarizing effects of pro-party sources are mediated by the discrete negative emotions (i.e., anger and fear) toward presidential candidates. The study discusses the impact of selective exposure on deliberative and participatory democracies.
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Surveys find associations between holding polarized attitudes and reported consumption of like-minded news.
“although surveys find associations between holding polarized attitudes and reported consumption of like-minded news26,27”
From Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing (2023) · cites this paper as [27]
La identidad política del individuo le lleva a exponerse selectivamente a ciertos contenidos y el consumo de esos contenidos termina por exacerbar su identidad, incrementando la polarización entre los grupos.
“La evidencia acumulada sostiene que la identidad política del individuo le lleva a exponerse selectivamente a ciertos contenidos y que es el consumo de esos contenidos el que termina por exacerbar su identidad, incrementando, por tanto, la polarización entre los grupos (Gvirsman, 2014;Knobloch-Westerwick, 2014;Lu & Lee, 2019).”
From Política, uso de medios y polarización afectiva en España (2024) · cites this paper as Lu & Lee, 2019
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- Authors
- Lu, Y., & Lee, J. K.
- Affiliations
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lu, Yanqin
- Venue
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-11-26
- Volume
- 96
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 767-783
- ISSN
- 1077-6990 (ISSN-L)
- 2161-430X
- OpenAlex
- W2902033609
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 20.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
- Keywords
- affective polarization, anger, fear, selective exposure, presidential candidates, negative emotions, deliberative democracy, participatory democracy, 2012 presidential election
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