Non-political anger shifts political preferences towards stronger leaders.

ABSTRACT: Past research has shown that anger is associated with support for confrontational and punitive responses during crises, and notably with the endorsement of authoritarian ideologies. One important question is whether it is anger generated specifically in a political context that explains the association between anger and specific political preferences or whether any feeling of anger would be associated with changes in political attitudes. Here, we tested the effect of non-politically motivated incidental anger on the preference for strong leaders. In line with past research, we predicted that anger would increase preferences for strong leaders. Across two experiments, we exposed participants to an anger induction task. Before and after this experimental manipulation, we measured participant

SUBMITTER: Ambroziak KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9273584 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature