APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Partisan Power Effects on Positive Sentiment: Does Being in Power Lead Members of the US House of Representatives to be More Positive?
- Emily Raubach
University of Bern - Sylvie Graf
University of Bern - Sabine Sczesny
University of Bern
Abstract
By analyzing Congressional speeches over a 22-year period (2001-2022), we will investigate the effect of power on the use of positive emotion by elite politicians. We hypothesize that the use of positive emotion words changes over time depending on which party is in power, with power leading to more positivity.
Politics
