How does political discussion frequency impact political moral opinions? The moral argument theory of opinion dynamics.

ABSTRACT: Discussions of political issues may influence people's opinions. Is there any systematic difference in opinions between those who discuss frequently and those who do not? We measured the association between self-reported discussion frequency and the probability of holding the more liberal opinion on moral issues, using data from the General Social Survey (81 issues, n = 4,395) and the American National Election Studies (27 issues, n = 17,653). This association looked different among liberals and among conservatives. Having more frequent discussions is associated with a higher probability of holding more liberal opinions among liberals, while there is little association between discussion frequency and opinions among conservatives. These findings can be explained by the moral

SUBMITTER: Eriksson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9479318 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature