The Effects of the Presidential Communication on Trust in Political Institutions in the 2021 Midterm Election
One of the explanatory theories of political trust contends that attacks on institutions coming from prominent political actors and leaders may contribute to the erosion of this relevant civic orientation among citizens. This paper seeks to contribute to the study of the effects of presidential comm...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/85574 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/85574 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Presidential communication Institutional trust Political institutions Media Elections Comunicación presidencial Confianza institucional Instituciones políticas Medios de comunicación Elecciones |
| Resumo: | One of the explanatory theories of political trust contends that attacks on institutions coming from prominent political actors and leaders may contribute to the erosion of this relevant civic orientation among citizens. This paper seeks to contribute to the study of the effects of presidential communication on institutional trust. Drawing on data from the 2021 Political Culture Panel Survey, we analyzed whether respondents who were more exposed to the president's morning press conferences tended to trust or distrust political institutions and news media. The results of our multiple linear regression analyses show that media and institutions that have usually appeared as adversaries to the government in presidential discourse display less trust among respondents who have been more exposed to presidential press conferences during the 2021 mid-term congressional elections. On the contrary, institutions that are considered allies of the President enjoyed higher levels of trust from citizens that used morning press conferences as a main source of political information during campaigns. |
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