@article{2018:otto:beyond_sim,
title = {Beyond simple valence: Discrete emotions as mediators of political communication effects on trust in politicians},
year = {2018},
note = {Within this paper, the relationship between citizens’ emotional
reactions to political reporting and their judgment of trust in
politicians is investigated. Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion,
this paper seeks to answer the question whether affect predicts trust
judgments and which emotion plays what role. Findings of two media
effects studies, one in the context of the 2013 German televised
debate and in the context of the 2014 EU elections, supported the
assumption that (1) emotions play a role over and above cognitive
evaluations of politicians and (2) effects of affective states differ
depending on the appraisal of the emotion. Emotions that can be
characterized by other-control appraisals (anger) and no-control
appraisals (happiness) do affect trust in politicians, while emotions
with situational control appraisal (fear, sadness) or self-control
appraisal (pride) do not have an effect. The studies confirm that
emotions play a crucial role for subsequent trust judgment over and
above evaluations of politicians and also support the idea that
valence-based approaches are too simplistic to explain the
relationship of emotions and trust judgments.},
journal = {SCM Studies in Communication and Media},
pages = {364--391},
author = {Otto, Lukas P.},
volume = {7},
number = {3}
}