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| Title |
When the Heat Is On: The Effect of Temperature on Voter Behavior in Presidential Elections
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00929 |
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| Authors |
Jasper Van Assche, Alain Van Hiel, Jonas Stadeus, Brad J. Bushman, David De Cremer, Arne Roets |
| Abstract |
Hot temperatures lead to heightened arousal. According to excitation transfer theory, arousal can increase both antisocial and prosocial behavior, depending on the context. Although many studies have shown that hot temperatures can increase antisocial behavior, very few studies have investigated the relationship between temperature and prosocial behavior. One important prosocial behavior is voting. We analyzed state-level data from the United States presidential elections (N = 761). Consistent with excitation transfer theory, which proposes that heat-induced arousal can transfer to other activities and strengthen those activities, changes in temperature and voter turnout were positively related. Moreover, a positive change in temperature was related to a positive change in votes for the incumbent party. These findings add to the literature on the importance of non-ideological and non-rational factors that influence voting behavior. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 32 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 34% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 28 | 88% |
| Scientists | 2 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 27 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 27 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 19% |
| Professor | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 6 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 19% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 19% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 11% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 433. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 January 2024.
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