Beyond simple valence: Discrete emotions as mediators of political communication effects on trust in politicians

Within this paper, the relationship between citizens’ emotional reactions to political reporting and their judgment of trust in politicians is investigated. Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion, this paper seeks to answer the question whether affect predicts trust judgments and which emotion pla...

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Main Author: Lukas P. Otto
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2018-09-01
Series:Studies in Communication, Media
Online Access:https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2192-4007-2018-3-364