Emotions and Media: Emotional Regime and Emotional Factors of Selective Exposure

Jose Manuel Rivera Otero (), Diego Mo-Groba () and Gemma Vicente Iglesias
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Jose Manuel Rivera Otero: Department of Political Science and Sociology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Diego Mo-Groba: Department of Political Science and Sociology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Gemma Vicente Iglesias: Department of Political Science and Sociology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-28

Abstract: The central objective of this research is to describe the role of emotions in their interaction with the media. It examines how selective exposure to the media is linked to how political emotions influence this process. The research reveals an emotional fracture in media consumers through anger. It is also observed that positive emotions towards leaders and political parties are activated in like-minded media consumers, whereas negative emotions arise when interacting with oppositely oriented media. The importance of positive emotions such as hope and their contrast with negative aversive emotions is highlighted. This study shows how political emotions influence the interaction between citizens and the media. The findings highlight the relevance of emotions in the formation of political attitudes and the configuration of media preferences, contributing to the discussion on the relationship between the media and emotions in contemporary society.

Keywords: emotions; selective exposure; mass media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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