Emotions, Threat Perception, and Political Participation

OpenAlex · English

Earlier research has offered much debate as to how anger, anxiety, and enthusiasm promote distinct tendencies toward threat perception, risk assessment, and political interest. Drawing on this research, this chapter experimentally tests whether the three targeted emotions cause different judgments concerning risk, perceived threat, and political learning. In line with the ongoing debate in political participation studies, this chapter also introduces internal efficacy as a moderating factor of emotions in political participation.