The Role of Agentic Language in Mobilizing Election Candidate Support

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dc.abstract.enAgency, pertaining to planning and executing actions, is a core feature of the political landscape. Our study examines the temporal dynamics of agentic language in political online discourse during the 2020 U.S. Congressional Elections, spanning 180 days before and after Election Day, and before the Capitol Hill riots. We coded 495,252 messages posted by Democratic and Republican candidates on Twitter for agentic language, which was more prevalent in tweets of politicians who won elections. Temporal analyses revealed increased agency as critical political events approached, whether a planned democratic event (Election Day) or a sudden disruptive protest (Capitol riots). The study enhances our understanding of the role of agency expression in political social media communication. Politicians may strive to evoke agency among voters to encourage political engagement, and voters may be cautioned by our results about this subtle (possibly unaware) manipulative strategy.
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Relacjami Społecznymi
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorNikadon, Jan
dc.contributor.authorSuitner, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorErseghe, Tomaso
dc.contributor.authorOlech, Michał
dc.contributor.authorJurek, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorFormanowicz, Magdalena
dc.date.access2025-05-06
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-06T08:53:35Z
dc.date.available2025-05-06T08:53:35Z
dc.date.created2025-04-11
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dc.description.grantnumber2020/37/B/HS6/02587
dc.description.granttitleRola Językowych Markerów Sprawczości w Mobilizacji Działań Kolektywnych
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.identifier.issn0261-927X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1442
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsOther
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enagency
dc.subject.enagentic language
dc.subject.enlinguistic agency
dc.subject.enpolitical communication
dc.subject.encollective action
dc.subject.enelections
dc.subject.entemporal dynamics
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleThe Role of Agentic Language in Mobilizing Election Candidate Support
dc.title.journalJournal of Language and Social Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle