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 inEmotion Review Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 328 - 330
Main Authors Skitka, Linda J., Wisneski, Daniel C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2011
Subjects
emotion
conviction
attitude strength
morality
moral conviction
activism
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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).
ISSN:1754-0739
1754-0747
DOI:10.1177/1754073911402374