Candidate Vulnerability and Exposure to Counterattitudinal Information: Evidence From Two U.S. Presidential Elections: Candidate Vulnerability and Counterattitudinal Information
Candidate Vulnerability and Exposure to Counterattitudinal Information: Evidence From Two U.S. Presidential Elections: Candidate Vulnerability and Counterattitudinal Information
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候选人的脆弱性和反态度信息的暴露：两次美国总统选举的证据：候选人的脆弱性和反态度信息
DOI：
10.1111/hcre.12088
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Lynch, Emily K.
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作者：
Carnahan, Dustin;Garrett, R. Kelly;Lynch, Emily K.
出于政治动机的选择性接触传统上是通过长期存在的态度和信仰的透镜来理解的，但环境在形成信息接触做法方面的作用值得进一步考虑。公民在信息寻求行为中可能会对政治环境做出反应，原因有很多。认为自己在政治上处于弱势地位的公民有着特定的认知和情感需求，这可能使他们对反态度信息产生独特的共鸣。在总统选举的背景下，这意味着随着支持的候选人更有可能失败，对反态度内容的关注将增加。在2008年和2012年美国总统选举中收集的数据支持这一预测，尽管这种关系主要在两次选举中共和党候选人的支持者中观察到。
Politically motivated selective exposure has traditionally been understood through the lens of long-standing attitudes and beliefs, but the role of environment in shaping information exposure practices merits further consideration. Citizens might respond to the political environment in their information-seeking behavior for numerous reasons. Citizens who believe their position is politically vulnerable have specific cognitive and affective needs that may make them uniquely attuned to counterattitudinal information. In the context of a presidential election, this means that as the defeat of a supported candidate appears more likely, attention to counterattitudinal content will increase. Data collected in the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Presidential elections support this prediction, although this relationship was observed primarily among supporters of the Republican candidate in both elections.