On Strong Attitudes and Group Deliberation

Relationships, Structure, Changes, and Effects

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6338012
AutoresMagdalena Wojcieszak (0000-0001-5456-4483, IE University, autor de correspondencia), Magdalena E Wojcieszak
Año2012
Volumen33
Número2
Páginas225-242
Fecha de publicación2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolitical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00872.x
OpenAlexW2118412913
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas21
Referencias citadas44

Drawing on quasi‐experimental data from participants in structured and moderated deliberations on sexual minority rights in Poland, this study tests the relationship between attitude importance, certainty, intensity, and extremity. This study also examines the antecedents of these attributes and their consequences for several democratically important outcomes (i.e., perceived disagreement, negative affect, attitude polarization, self‐reported polarization, argument repertoire, and political participation). This study further asks whether these attributes exert different effects than a composite attitude strength index. Although factor analysis suggests that these attributes represent one construct, they are differently affected by deliberation and exert differential effects. The analyses further reveal that relying on the composite index obscures substantial information and inaccurately represents strength‐related processes and functions. Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications are discussed

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