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Does Anxiety Make Us “Informed” Citizens? The Mediating Role of Information-Seeking and Internal Political Efficacy in Forming Political Attitudes

Political Studies Review, 2023
Emotions are inseparable from political decision-making. This idea has been especially strongly supported for negative emotions. The current study examines the role of anxiety in forming political attitudes using data from a nationally representative American National Election Studies survey ( N = 5900).
Ekaterina Romanova, Myiah J Hutchens
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The Efficacy Gap: Resentment and its Impact on External and Internal Political Efficacy

Political Research Quarterly
Political efficacy—the belief in one’s ability to influence political outcomes—is an impactful predictor of support for democracy and political participation. However, the increasing rise of resentment politics—the belief that some groups are getting more than their fair share—may have dramatic consequences on citizens’ efficacy. Using the
Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, Debra Leiter
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Measuring Internal Political Efficacy in the 1988 National Election Study

American Political Science Review, 1991
Political efficacy has been studied extensively since the 1950s, hut analysts have never been fully satisfied with its measurement. After considerable testing, four new questions tapping internal political efficacy were added to the 1988 National Election Study.
Richard G. Niemi   +2 more
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Internal, External, and Government Political Efficacy: Effects on News Use, Discussion, and Political Participation

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2017
News use and political discussion are often studied as important factors in understanding the effects of political efficacy on participation. However, measurements of external efficacy often blur distinctions between personal ability and government responsiveness.
Homero Gil de Zúñiga   +2 more
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Does context matter? A cross-country investigation of the effects of the media context on external and internal political efficacy

International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2020
As a motivational factor of action, political efficacy is an important predictor of political behavior. The term was invented to capture the extent to which people feel that they can effectively participate in politics and shape political processes ...
M. Bene
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