Affective Polarization and Discrete Emotions in US and Israeli Politics

3399613 bytes of data investigate the link between discrete negative emotions and affective polarization in US and Israeli citizens. The research identifies disappointment, not hatred, as the strongest and most consistent emotion associated with polarization across ideological groups. This dataset supports analysis of how anger, fear, disgust, contempt, and hatred relate to partisan divides.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between discrete emotions and affective polarization scores
• Comparing the emotional drivers of polarization across US party voters and Israeli leftists/rightists
• Testing the hypothesis that disappointment, involving positive expectations, is a key factor in ideological conflict

Strengths

• Data is licensed under the permissive CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse and sharing
• Cross-national design includes studies on US (Republican/Democratic voters) and Israeli (leftists/rightists) populations
• Focus on six specific negative emotions (anger, fear, disgust, contempt, disappointment, hatred) provides granularity

Limitations

• Column names and row counts are not provided, limiting understanding of the data structure
• The dataset's temporal coverage and specific collection methodology are not detailed
• Relies on inferred tabular structure from described variables and file format (XLSX)

Provenance

Source

Mabelle Kretchner

Collection Method

Likely contains survey or experimental data measuring emotions and affective polarization scores, as described in the research summary.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03 18

Geography

United States and Israel