The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed the lives of most people. It has been described as the most severe global health disaster of modern times by the United Nations. No doubt such a major crisis influences what citizens think of different policies, and how they become politically active, not to mention, the forceful emotional experiences that the Covid-19 pandemic brings. This study evaluates how emotions affect support for policies related to restricting the spread of the virus and economic assistance, and how emotions affect intentions to engage politically. In an experiment (N = 1,072), we manipulated emotional reactions to threat by highlighting different aspects of the pandemic. Our findings show that different experimental treatments elicit different emotions, and that fear, anxiety, and anger are all related to policy support and political action intentions, but in different ways. Fear and anger predict support for restrictive policies to limit the spread of the virus, while anxiety predicts support for economic policies. Anger and anxiety, but not fear, increase intentions to engage politically. Hence, we find support for a mechanism where different aspects of the Covid-19 crisis evoke different emotional reactions, which in turn affects policy support and political actions differently.

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Covid-19 大流行期间的情绪：恐惧、焦虑和愤怒是威胁、政策支持和政治行动之间的中介

Covid-19 大流行已经显着改变了大多数人的生活。它被联合国描述为现代最严重的全球健康灾难。毫无疑问，如此重大的危机会影响公民对不同政策的看法，以及他们如何在政治上变得活跃，更不用说 Covid-19 大流行带来的强烈情感体验。本研究评估情绪如何影响对与限制病毒传播和经济援助相关的政策的支持，以及情绪如何影响参与政治的意图。在实验中（N = 1,072），我们通过突出大流行的不同方面来操纵对威胁的情绪反应。我们的研究结果表明，不同的实验处理会引发不同的情绪，恐惧、焦虑和愤怒都与政策支持和政治行动意图有关，但方式不同。恐惧和愤怒预示着对限制病毒传播的限制性政策的支持，而焦虑预示着对经济政策的支持。愤怒和焦虑，但不是恐惧，会增加参与政治的意愿。因此，我们找到了对 Covid-19 危机的不同方面引起不同情绪反应的机制的支持，这反过来又会以不同的方式影响政策支持和政治行动。