Moral Polarization and Out-Party Hostility in the US Political Context

Affective polarization describes the phenomenon whereby people identifying as Republican or Democrat tend to view opposing partisans negatively and co-partisans positively. Though extensively studied, there remain important gaps in scholarly understanding of affective polarization. In particular, (a...

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Main Authors: Ben M. Tappin, Ryan T. McKay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
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Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/1090