The role of negative affect in shaping populist support
Converging field evidence from across the globe
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8712974 |
|---|---|
| Autores | George Ward (0000-0003-3184-2211, autor de correspondencia), H Andrew Schwartz (0000-0002-6383-3339), Sabina Giorgi (0000-0001-7381-6295), Jochen I Menges (0000-0001-8689-409X), Sandra C Matz (0000-0002-0969-4403) |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 80 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 323-344 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Editorial | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/amp0001326 |
| PMID | 39052358 |
| OpenAlex | W4400982328 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 6 |
Support for populism has grown substantially during the past 2 decades, a development that has coincided with a marked increase in the experience of negative affect around the world. We use a multimodal, multimethod empirical approach, with data from a diverse set of geographical and political contexts, to investigate the extent to which the rising electoral demand for populism can be explained by negative affect. We demonstrate that negative affect-measured via (a) self-reported emotions in surveys as well as (b) automated text analyses of Twitter data-predicts individual-level populist attitudes in two global surveys (Studies 1a and 1b), longitudinal changes in populist party vote shares at general elections in Europe (Study 2), district-level Brexit voting in the 2016 U.K. referendum (Study 3), and county-level vote shares for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections (Studies 4a and 4b). We find that negative emotions-such as fear and anger as well as more often overlooked low-arousal negative emotions like depression and sadness-are predictive of populist beliefs as well as voting and election results at scale. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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| Obras citantes distintas | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 6 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 6 |