affective dynamics
Definition
Affective dynamics refers to the temporal patterns of change, covariation, and interconnection between different emotions as they unfold and fluctuate over time. In the context of political communication, affective dynamics encompasses how facial expressions of emotions continually influence each other and form sequences during public performances, with these patterns varying systematically based on characteristics such as populist rhetoric. Network psychometric approaches reveal the structural organization of emotional covariation, demonstrating that the autonomy and connectivity of specific emotions—such as anger—varies meaningfully across different communicative contexts.
Sources: Tomašević & Major (2024)
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Applications
Affective Dynamics and Populism
Populist leaders demonstrate distinctly different structures in their emotional expression patterns, with anger becoming less connected to other emotions while happiness becomes more contingent on the expression of other positive emotions as populist rhetoric increases.
Sources: Tomašević & Major (2024)
Affective Dynamics and Political Communication
The study of affective dynamics in political communication provides insights into how politicians express emotions during speeches and how emotional sequences and patterns relate to the sentiment and content of the speech. Network psychometric methods applied to facial expression recognition data offer insights into the non-verbal emotional dimensions of political communication.
Sources: Tomašević & Major (2024)
