ANNEMARIE WALTER ANNEMARIE.WALTER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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How Moral Value Commitments Shape Responses to Political Civility and Incivility
Walter, Annemarie; Lipsitz, Keena
Authors
Keena Lipsitz
Abstract
Citizen exposure to political incivility is increasing. Studies have found heterogeneous responses to incivility, but we know little about what drives this variation. This study investigates whether emotional responses to both civility and incivility are driven by moral value commitments. Drawing on Moral Foundations Theory, we argue that incivility should pose more of a threat to people who embrace an individualizing system of moral regulation than a binding system. To test this, we conduct a 3 × 3 between-subjects survey-embedded vignette experiment with a representative sample of 1,789 U.S. respondents. The vignettes describe interactions between two candidates in a debate. The findings show that respondents clearly distinguish between civil, neutral, and uncivil debate and that these conditions yield distinct emotional responses. Moreover, we show “individualizers” have a stronger emotional response to incivility than “binders.” Responses to civility, however, appear to be unaffected by moral value commitments.
Citation
Walter, A., & Lipsitz, K. (2021). How Moral Value Commitments Shape Responses to Political Civility and Incivility. American Politics Research, 49(4), 359-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673x211004137
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 3, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 21, 2021 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Apr 19, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | American Politics Research |
Print ISSN | 1532-673X |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-3373 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 359-367 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673x211004137 |
Keywords | Sociology and Political Science |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5421388 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1532673X211004137 |
Additional Information | Accepted for publication in the journal American Politics Research |
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