The Physiology of Political Participation

dc.contributor.authorGruszczynski, Michael W
dc.contributor.authorFriesen, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Carly M
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kevin B
dc.contributor.authorHibbing, John R
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T17:36:49Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T17:36:49Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractPolitical involvement varies markedly across people. Traditional explanations for this variation tend to rely on demographic variables and self-reported, overtly political concepts. In this article, we expand the range of possible explanatory variables by hypothesizing that a correlation exists between political involvement and physiological predispositions. We measure physiology by computing the degree to which electrodermal activity changes on average when a participant sequentially views a full range of differentially valenced stimuli. Our findings indicate that individuals with higher electrodermal responsiveness are also more likely to participate actively in politics. This relationship holds even after the effects of traditional demographic variables are taken into account, suggesting that physiological responsiveness independently contributes to a fuller understanding of the underlying sources of variation in political involvement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGruszczynski, M. W., Balzer, A., Jacobs, C. M., Smith, K. B., & Hibbing, J. R. (2013). The physiology of political participation. Political Behavior, 35(1), 135-152.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/5405
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectpoliticsen_US
dc.subjectpolitical involvementen_US
dc.subjectphysiologyen_US
dc.titleThe Physiology of Political Participationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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