单舟,周树华

• 1:澳门科技大学人文艺术学院
• 2:香港城市大学媒体与传播系

摘要(Abstract)：

本研究结合问卷调查与实验方法，探讨讨论异质性和不文明用语对美国公众政治极化的影响。实验采用2(不文明程度：文明vs不文明)×3(讨论环境异质性：同质、对立、混合)的仅后测对照组设计(N=528)。结果表明，被试的政治立场是讨论异质性影响极化效应的重要调节变量；同质组被试的态度和情感极化程度都高于对立组，即群体极化效应在内群体条件下比外群体条件下更显著，且不仅影响态度还会影响情感。

关键词(KeyWords)： 讨论异质性;不文明;态度极化;情感极化;感知极化

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基金项目(Foundation): 澳门科技大学普通研究基金项目“美国社会的政治极化与意见表达”(项目编号:FRG-25-090-FA)的阶段性成果

作者(Author): 单舟,周树华

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