Replication data for the European Journal of Political Research article 'How Does Affective Polarization Feel? A Comparative Description'. The dataset contains cross-sectional survey responses from 4,794 individuals across Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK. It was authored by Peter Luca Versteegen and last updated on April 8, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the relationship between specific emotions and affective polarization scores as described in the study.
- Comparing reported emotions toward in-party and out-party voters across five European countries.
- Investigating demographic patterns in emotional responses to political opponents.
- Testing the 'fear and loathing' narrative against empirical data on positive emotions toward one's own party.
Strengths
- Data covers 4,794 respondents across five distinct European countries.
- Description provides specific findings, such as up to 50% of respondents experiencing negative emotions toward opponents 'just slightly or not at all'.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Replication data for a European Journal of Political Research article.
- Collection Method
- Cross-sectional survey data.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-08 19:39:51; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom.