In 2019–2020, Israel went through three consecutive elections in less than a year on grounds of alleged corruption by Prime Minister Netanyahu, and his lack of ability to form a coalition. This study aims to contribute to analyses of the media mobilization/malaise effect by examining the impact of such a prolonged period of campaigning on citizens’ political behavior. Thus, we conducted six online surveys using a longitudinal sample of Israeli society before and after each election. The analysis found that, despite participants’ testimonies that they were increasingly “tired of dealing with elections,” there was a significant increase in participants’ reported certainty in their vote, news consumption, participation in online political discussions, and level of political efficacy between the elections. Next, a multivariate analysis aiming to explain variations in voters’ political efficacy found that political trust, participants’ reported certainty about their vote, and political interest all explained high levels of political efficacy. The analysis provides one of the strongest reinforcements to date regarding the validity of political mobilization theory, demonstrating its relevance under challenging conditions. We discuss further implications and generalizability of our findings.

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重复选举期间的媒体不适或动员？来自以色列连续三轮选举的证据（2019-2020）

2019-2020年，以色列总理内塔尼亚胡涉嫌贪污腐败，缺乏组阁能力，不到一年时间连续举行了三场选举。本研究旨在通过考察如此长时间的竞选活动对公民政治行为的影响，为媒体动员/不适效应的分析做出贡献。因此，我们在每次选举前后使用以色列社会的纵向样本进行了六次在线调查。分析发现，尽管参与者表示他们越来越“厌倦了处理选举”，但参与者报告的投票确定性、新闻消费、参与在线政治讨论以及政治效能水平显着增加选举。下一个，一项旨在解释选民政治效能差异的多变量分析发现，政治信任、参与者报告的对他们投票的确定性和政治兴趣都可以解释高水平的政治效能。该分析提供了迄今为止关于政治动员理论有效性的最强有力的强化之一，证明了其在具有挑战性的条件下的相关性。我们讨论了我们发现的进一步影响和普遍性。