Irrelevant Events, Mood, and the Good Citizen

• In Event: Democratic Governance and Good Citizenship

Brief Overview

We test whether “irrelevant events” affect citizens’ political opinions and attributions of responsibility. We attempt to isolate the direct effect of irrelevant events on political opinions and the mediating effect of mood on this relationship.

Authors

• Brad T. Gomez, Florida State University

• Taylor Kinsley Chewning, Florida State University