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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Political Science
  • Behavioral Genetics

Background:

  • Emotions significantly influence political attitudes, and emotion regulation affects cognition and experience.
  • Previous research has not explored the link between emotion regulation and political ideology or policy attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of emotion regulation, particularly reappraisal, in shaping political ideology and attitudes.
  • To examine how reappraisal influences moral concerns and support for conservative policies.

Main Methods:

  • Four studies were conducted, including two observational studies and two experimental studies.
  • Individual differences in emotion regulation styles were assessed.
  • Disgust was experimentally induced and regulated using reappraisal.

Main Results:

  • Emotion regulation styles predict political orientations and support for conservative policies.
  • Reappraisal reduced disgust experiences and associated moral concerns linked to conservatism.
  • Reappraisal attenuated the relationship between disgust sensitivity and support for conservative policies.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first evidence linking emotion regulation strategies to political attitudes and ideology.
  • Reappraisal emerges as a key mechanism influencing political views, particularly those related to conservatism.