ABSTRACT

This study examines the role of political cynicism in emotions, online campaign information seeking, and online political expression. Data from a two-wave online panel survey conducted before the 2016 U.S. presidential election reveal that cynicism is related positively to anger and anxiety and negatively to enthusiasm. Cynicism is also positively related to online campaign information seeking indirectly through anxiety. This indirect relationship is moderated by perceived exposure to insult campaigning, such that the relationship is stronger for those who thought they were often exposed to insulting campaign rhetoric. Data also show that cynicism is negatively associated with online political expression through reduced enthusiasm.

摘要

本研究考察了政治玩世不恭在情绪，在线竞选信息寻求和在线政治表达中的作用。来自2016年美国总统大选之前进行的两波在线小组调查的数据显示，犬儒主义与愤怒和焦虑正相关，与热情负相关。犬儒主义与通过焦虑间接寻求的在线竞选信息也有正相关。这种间接关系通过察觉到侮辱性竞选活动而得到缓解，因此对于那些认为自己经常遭受侮辱性竞选言论的人们，这种关系更加牢固。数据还显示，玩世不恭与热情降低导致在线政治表达负相关。