Not every dissatisfaction is the same: The impact of electoral regret, disappointment, and anger on subsequent electoral behavior.

Tunç, Mehmet Necip; Brandt, Mark J.; Zeelenberg, Marcel

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“…This problem has long been recognized but remains unresolved (Clore and Ortony, 1988). As noted later, especially with respect to appraisal theories, the absence of taxonomy has often generated research that too casually treats emotion words as if they each identify different emotions (Tunç et al, 2022).…”

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Evaluating the status of theories of emotion in political science and psychology

Marcus

2023

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Emotion is an increasingly influential area of research in psychology, political psychology, political science, and other social sciences. Research is best when driven by theory because the absence of theory generates research that can lack coherence and precision of language and meaning from one study to another, from one program of research to another. In brief, a theory provides essential binding foundations that enable scientific explanations to be rigorously tested. Furthermore, reliance on incomplete or unsound theories tends to generate flawed results. I evaluate four current emotion research programs to assess whether each constitutes a comprehensive theory of emotion. The programs under consideration, in alphabetical order, are appraisal theories in psychology and in political science, emotion regulation, and valence-based accounts. A review of the elements that constitute a theory of emotion of each of these programs persuades me that each has weaknesses that should be addressed. In sum, I find that the ambition to have a comprehensive theory of emotion awaits fulfillment.

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Evaluating the status of theories of emotion in political science and psychology

Marcus

2023

Front. Polit. Sci.

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“…This problem has long been recognized but remains unresolved (Clore & Ortony, 1988). And, as noted below, especially with respect to appraisal theories, the absence of taxonomy has often generated research that too casually treats emotion words as if they identify different emotions (Tunç et al, 2022).…”

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Evaluating the Status of Theories of Emotion in Political Science and Psychology

Marcus

2022

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Emotion is an increasing influential area of research in psychology, political psychology, political science and other social sciences. Research is best when driven by theory because the absence of theory generates research that is subject to vagaries of meaning, interpretation, and lack of coherence, study to study. In brief, theory provides essential foundations that enable scientific explanations to be rigorously tested. As I demonstrate below, absence of, or reliance on, incomplete theories have generated results that are demonstrably flawed. I evaluate the extent to which current emotion research programs rely on a full blown theory. The programs under consideration, in alphabetical order, are: appraisal theories in psychology and political science; emotion regulation; and, valence based accounts. After a brief overview of the elements, individually and collectively, that constitute a theory of emotion. I find this worthy ambition awaits fulfillment.

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Angry men and angry women: gender, system-directed anger and populist radical right voting in Belgium

Erzeel,

Fieremans,

Van Bavel

et al. 2024

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Why do men and women vote for the populist radical right? This question, which speaks to the phenomenon of the “radical right gender gap”, has been the topic of much scholarly interest. While previous studies refer to the role played by differences in political resources, attitudes, and socialization, this paper examines whether negative emotions towards the political system, and system-directed anger in particular, drive support for populist radical right parties differently for men and women. Drawing on the premise that populist radical right parties tend to appeal to angry voters, and given that acting upon anger is seen as an “agentic” trait, we expect that system-directed anger is more strongly associated with support for populist radical right parties among men compared to women. We test the hypothesis using original data from the RepResent voter survey organized in Belgium during the 2019 federal elections. In line with previous studies, we find that voters of the populist radical right party Vlaams Belang report high levels of system-directed anger. Men and women voters are similar in their display of this emotion, and contrary to our expectations, they are similar in how system-directed anger relates to vote choice as well. More than explaining gender differences in populist radical right voting, our findings confirm the idea that system-directed anger can incite women as well as men to cast a populist radical right vote.

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Not every dissatisfaction is the same: The impact of electoral regret, disappointment, and anger on subsequent electoral behavior.

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Evaluating the status of theories of emotion in political science and psychology

Evaluating the status of theories of emotion in political science and psychology

Evaluating the Status of Theories of Emotion in Political Science and Psychology

Angry men and angry women: gender, system-directed anger and populist radical right voting in Belgium

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