Playing With Politics: Online Political Parody, Affinity for Political Humor, Anxiety Reduction, and Implications for Political Efficacy

摘要: The current study examines the relationships between exposure to partisan political parody, affinity for humor given a desire reduce anxiety, and internal efficacy. Analyzing data from spring 2013 experiment (N = 269), results suggest that prior media exposure, an preference attacks opposition are significant predictors of In addition, three-way interaction identification, type, (AFPH)–anxiety relative dependent variable efficacy was significant. particular, high AFPH–anxiety Republicans who viewed Democrat-directed were more likely feel politically efficacious. significance findings is discussed along with suggestions potential theoretical mechanisms can guide future academic research on democratic impacts entertaining media.