The more you know, the less you like: A comparative study of how news and political conversation shape political knowledge and affective polarization

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-12-28 DOI:10.1177/20570473211063237

Jiyoun Suk, David Coppini, Carlos Muñiz, Hernando Rojas

引用次数: 6

Abstract

The contemporary communication ecology contributes to affective polarization by presenting us with extreme exemplars of disliked groups. News exposure that is associated with political discussion networks is related to greater political knowledge, yet unlike previous eras where political knowledge and tolerance went hand in hand, this is no longer the case. We employ a comparative design to examine this idea among two democracies with differing levels of journalistic professionalism and political system: Mexico and the United States. Results show that greater political knowledge is associated with affective polarization, especially for the United States. Furthermore, there was a significant indirect path between media use and affective polarization, mediated through homogeneous political talk and political knowledge, but not in Mexico.

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你知道的越多，你就越不喜欢：新闻和政治对话如何塑造政治知识和情感两极分化的比较研究

当代传播生态通过向我们展示不受欢迎群体的极端范例，助长了情感两极分化。与政治讨论网络相关的新闻曝光与更高的政治知识有关，但与以前政治知识和宽容齐头并进的时代不同，这种情况已不复存在。我们采用比较设计，在墨西哥和美国这两个具有不同新闻专业水平和政治制度的民主国家中检验这一观点。结果表明，更多的政治知识与情感两极分化有关，尤其是在美国。此外，媒体使用与情感两极分化之间存在显著的间接路径，通过同质的政治谈话和政治知识中介，但在墨西哥没有。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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