“…Basic emotions like joy, fear, anger, hope, disgust, sadness, and social emotions like shame, guilt, envy, and jealousy stimulate physiological and mental readiness and motivation for specific actions (Ekman, 2004; Frijda, 2004; Lazarus, 1993). Studies in political psychology provide ample evidence that discrete emotions have distinct effects on political decision-making, demonstrating that how citizens feel and think is inter-related (Capelos, 2011; Capelos, 2013). For example, anxious citizens are more likely to navigate the political world in a risk-averse manner compared to citizens who are angry or hopeful (Capelos & Exadaktylos, 2017).…”