Confounding valence and arousal: What really underlies political orientation?. Issue 3 (27th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tritt, Shona M.; Inzlicht, Michael; Peterson, Jordan B.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 37:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 330
• Page End: 331
• Publication Date: 2014-06-27
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X13002744
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: The negative valence model of political orientation proposed by Hibbing et al. is comprehensive and thought-provoking. We agree that there is compelling research linking threat to conservative political beliefs. However, we propose that further research is needed before it can be concluded that negative valence, rather than arousal more generally, underlies the psychological motivations to endorse conservative political belief.