When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions

Political polarization on social media, particularly during electoral campaigns, has become a growing concern. This study aimed to assess levels of affective polarization in political communication, considering temporal orientation, delegitimizing beliefs, and intergroup emotions. Two studies were c...

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Autores: Garzón-Valandia, Diana Camila, Barreto-Galeano, María Idaly, Sabucedo Cameselle, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Colombia
Electoral campaigns
Polarization
Political communication
Spain
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spelling When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotionsGarzón-Valandia, Diana CamilaBarreto-Galeano, María IdalySabucedo Cameselle, José ManuelColombiaElectoral campaignsPolarizationPolitical communicationSpainPolitical polarization on social media, particularly during electoral campaigns, has become a growing concern. This study aimed to assess levels of affective polarization in political communication, considering temporal orientation, delegitimizing beliefs, and intergroup emotions. Two studies were conducted: one during the Andalusian elections in Spain, and another during the Colombian presidential campaign. Tweets from candidates and X users were analyzed in both studies. Linguistic analysis was used to develop an index for measuring affective polarization in linguistic pieces. This index offers an alternative to the lack of linguistic measurement tools for psychological processes regarding political polarization. Findings showed that communicative strategies often exhibited high indicators of ingroup bias in contexts without political violence, resulting in lower polarization that increased with positive emotions and a forward-looking perspective. Conversely, in contexts of political violence, strategies shifted towards outgroup discrimination and delegitimization. Positive emotions decreased polarization in these situations, while a past focus intensified it. The study concluded that affective polarization could indicate the willingness to pursue reconciliation in violent contexts. Consequently, this research provides a map of emotions associated with polarization. Public significance statement Two studies conducted in Spain and Colombia analyzed how political figures and users of the social network X communicate during elections. It was identified that the use of emotions can contribute to political polarization in both populations. Positive emotions can exacerbate polarization by glorifying one's group, while negative emotions can fuel polarization through attacks on opponents.WileyUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Social, Básica e Metodoloxía20242024-08-0120242024-08-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/39742reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2024 The Author(s). Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/397422026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
title When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
spellingShingle When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
Garzón-Valandia, Diana Camila
Colombia
Electoral campaigns
Polarization
Political communication
Spain
title_short When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
title_full When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
title_fullStr When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
title_full_unstemmed When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
title_sort When political elites talk, citizens reply. Affective polarization through temporalorientation and intergroup emotions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garzón-Valandia, Diana Camila
Barreto-Galeano, María Idaly
Sabucedo Cameselle, José Manuel
author Garzón-Valandia, Diana Camila
author_facet Garzón-Valandia, Diana Camila
Barreto-Galeano, María Idaly
Sabucedo Cameselle, José Manuel
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author2 Barreto-Galeano, María Idaly
Sabucedo Cameselle, José Manuel
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Social, Básica e Metodoloxía
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Colombia
Electoral campaigns
Polarization
Political communication
Spain
topic Colombia
Electoral campaigns
Polarization
Political communication
Spain
description Political polarization on social media, particularly during electoral campaigns, has become a growing concern. This study aimed to assess levels of affective polarization in political communication, considering temporal orientation, delegitimizing beliefs, and intergroup emotions. Two studies were conducted: one during the Andalusian elections in Spain, and another during the Colombian presidential campaign. Tweets from candidates and X users were analyzed in both studies. Linguistic analysis was used to develop an index for measuring affective polarization in linguistic pieces. This index offers an alternative to the lack of linguistic measurement tools for psychological processes regarding political polarization. Findings showed that communicative strategies often exhibited high indicators of ingroup bias in contexts without political violence, resulting in lower polarization that increased with positive emotions and a forward-looking perspective. Conversely, in contexts of political violence, strategies shifted towards outgroup discrimination and delegitimization. Positive emotions decreased polarization in these situations, while a past focus intensified it. The study concluded that affective polarization could indicate the willingness to pursue reconciliation in violent contexts. Consequently, this research provides a map of emotions associated with polarization. Public significance statement Two studies conducted in Spain and Colombia analyzed how political figures and users of the social network X communicate during elections. It was identified that the use of emotions can contribute to political polarization in both populations. Positive emotions can exacerbate polarization by glorifying one's group, while negative emotions can fuel polarization through attacks on opponents.
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