Moral Conviction and Emotion
People’s feelings about political issues are often experienced as moral convictions, that is, as rooted in beliefs about right and wrong, morality and immorality. The authors tested and found that morally convicted policy preferences are associated with positive as well as negative emotions among po...
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Published in | Emotion Review Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 328 - 330 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London, England
SAGE Publications
01.07.2011
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Summary: | People’s feelings about political issues are often experienced as moral convictions, that is, as rooted in beliefs about right and wrong, morality and immorality. The authors tested and found that morally convicted policy preferences are associated with positive as well as negative emotions among policy supporters and opponents, respectively, and that positive and negative emotions partially mediate the effects of moral convictions on relevant behavioral intentions (i.e., willingness to engage in activism). |
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ISSN: | 1754-0739 1754-0747 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1754073911402374 |