Positive-activating emotions show a small positive association with political learning in cross-sectional designs, but not in experimental designs¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q3 · i0–i1
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i1 In cross-sectional studies, positive-activating emotions are positively associated with political learning (r = 0.13). → Elisabeth Graf 2024 q3 i0 In experimental studies, positive-activating emotions show no significant overall association with political learning. → 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 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r2

Multilevel random-effects meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies (k = 12, N = 42 effect sizes) synthesizing associations between positive-activating emotions and political learning, finding "an overall positive association between emotions and learning (r = 0.13".

"the model based on positive-activating emotions (e.g., enthusiasm, hope, curiosity) revealed an overall positive association between emotions and learning (r = 0.13, 95% CI [0.06, 0.19])"

Elisabeth Graf 2024 (2)¶

q3 · i0 · quant-synthesis · r?

Multilevel random-effects meta-analysis of experimental studies (k = 6, N = 16 effect sizes) on positive-activating emotions and political learning; the model "did not reveal a significant overall correlation" and correlations mainly represented null-effects.

"Our model, including effect sizes from positive-activating emotions and experimental designs, did not reveal a significant overall correlation (r = 0.06, 95% CI [− 0.12, 0.23]"

Discussion¶

Anxiety shows no significant overall association with political learning in either cross-sectional or experimental designs — related
Enthusiasm shows a small positive association with political learning in cross-sectional designs but no association in experimental designs — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Negative-activating emotions show small positive associations with political learning in both cross-sectional and experimental designs — related
Funnel-plot asymmetry indicates small-study effects for some emotion–learning models — related

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`id`	`positive-activating-emotions-political-learning-cross-sectional`
`title`	`Positive-activating emotions show a small positive association with political learning in cross-sectional designs, but not in experimental designs`
`description`	`Positive-activating emotions show a small positive association with political learning in cross-sectional designs, but not in experimental designs`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`mixed`
`newest_evidence`	`2024`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-21`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	2 — `elisabeth-graf-2024`, `elisabeth-graf-2024-2`

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