Anger shows a small positive association with political learning in both cross-sectional and experimental designs¶
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q3 i0 Anger is positively associated with political learning in cross-sectional designs (r = 0.06). → Elisabeth Graf 2024
q3 i1 Anger shows a small positive association with political learning in experimental designs (r = 0.11). → Elisabeth Graf 2024 (2)
Evidence¶
Elisabeth Graf 2024¶
Elisabeth Graf, Johanna L. Donath, Elouise Botes, Martin Voracek, Thomas Goetz. (2024). The Associations Between Discrete Emotions and Political Learning: A Cross-Disciplinary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09893-y
q3 · i0 · quant-synthesis · r2
Multilevel random-effects meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies (k = 12, N = 32 effect sizes) on anger and political learning, reporting "a small positive overall correlation with learning" (r = 0.06).
"In contrast, anger revealed a small positive overall correlation with learning (r = 0.06, 95% CI [0.01, 0.12])"
Elisabeth Graf 2024 (2)¶
Elisabeth Graf, Johanna L. Donath, Elouise Botes, Martin Voracek, Thomas Goetz. (2024). The Associations Between Discrete Emotions and Political Learning: A Cross-Disciplinary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09893-y
q3 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r?
Multilevel random-effects meta-analysis of experimental studies (k = 13, N = 25 effect sizes) on anger and political learning, reporting "a small positive effect for anger (r = 0.11" with a confidence interval excluding zero.
"but a small positive effect for anger (r = 0.11, 95% CI [0.03, 0.19])"
Discussion¶
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anger-positive-association-political-learning |
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Anger shows a small positive association with political learning in both cross-sectional and experimental designs |
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Anger shows a small positive association with political learning in both cross-sectional and experimental designs |
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2024 |
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2 — elisabeth-graf-2024, elisabeth-graf-2024-2 |
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