ABSTRACT

This study tests whether the consequences of cross-cutting exposure (CCE) to political news on affective polarization depend on the type of media individuals consume. Findings from the 2020 American National Election Studies panel data suggest that CCE to cable TV news, a medium frequently described as uncivil, may increase negative affect toward the out-party candidate, and that such effect may be mediated by feelings of anger and certainty in one’s political attitudes. These insights draw attention to elite incivility, in addition to citizens’ partisan predispositions, as a potential contributor to the growing affective divide in American politics.

摘要

本研究测试了政治新闻的跨领域曝光 (CCE) 对情感两极分化的影响是否取决于个人消费的媒体类型。来自 2020 年美国全国选举研究小组数据的调查结果表明，CCE 对有线电视新闻（一种经常被描述为不文明的媒体）可能会增加对党外候选人的负面影响，而这种影响可能是通过在一个人的政治态度。除了公民的党派倾向之外，这些见解引起了人们对精英不文明行为的关注，这是美国政治中日益扩大的情感分歧的潜在因素。