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July 29, 2026Political PsychologyOpen Access

Measuring affective polarization: Matching concepts to measures

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JDJames DruckmanSKSamara KlarYKYanna Krupnikov

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Overview

Comprehensive review analyzes measurement strategies for affective polarization, highlighting implications for research.

Key Points

  • This research examines how to measure affective polarization, focusing on different methods employed and their implications.
  • Comprehensive review of measurement strategies for affective polarization.
  • Evaluated dimensions of evaluation such as liking and moralization.
  • Discussed contexts affecting responses, including interview conditions and political dynamics.
  • Identified that choices in measurement lead to substantially different outcomes in affective polarization results.
  • Highlighted the need for aligning measurement approaches with specific research questions.
  • Noted the impact of measurement context, such as interviewer presence, on respondents' evaluations.

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Druckman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a25ec8da07d9defa5bbfhttps://doi.org/10.1111/pops.70152
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