Replication Data for: Negativity in the news and electoral behavior between first- and second-order elections (doi:10.7910/DVN/8SJ7JU)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Negativity in the news and electoral behavior between first- and second-order elections

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/8SJ7JU

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2021-04-20

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Bibliographic Citation:

Mancosu, Moreno; Seddone, Antonella; Bobba, Giuliano, 2021, "Replication Data for: Negativity in the news and electoral behavior between first- and second-order elections", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8SJ7JU, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:Cpe90eK3XsPMsjnuQg3Qtg== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Negativity in the news and electoral behavior between first- and second-order elections

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/8SJ7JU

Authoring Entity:

Mancosu, Moreno (University of Turin)

Seddone, Antonella (University of Turin)

Bobba, Giuliano (University of Turin)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Mancosu, Moreno

Depositor:

Mancosu, Moreno

Date of Deposit:

2021-02-15

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Elections, Italy, Media, Public opinion, Voting behavior

Abstract:

The effects of news coverage on political attitudes in election campaigns have been widely studied in academic research. In particular, a fertile branch of the literature investigated the impact of news media negativity on turnout. To date, however, findings are mixed, precluding to state a clear relationship. This paper aims to shed a light on this topic by testing whether negative coverage may affect voters’ turnout and to what extent. It approaches this research question by accounting for two different dimensions, controlling whether the interplay of media negativity (press and TV coverage) with the type of election (first- vs. second-order elections) has an impact on citizens’ propensity to turnout. We test our hypotheses by taking Italy as a case study because it offers a combination of systemic and media characteristics that allows addressing properly the topic. We rely on four datasets covering the 2018 Italian general elections and the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Italy, respectively, with opinion data (2018 ITANES survey and 2019 ITANES-University of Milan survey) and two datasets measuring media negativity by means of a human content analysis carried out on media coverage during the 7 weeks before the election days (2018 and 2019 ITEM data). Our findings show that individual exposure to negative coverage leads to an increase in turnout mainly to the detriment of indecision. This pattern holds both in first- and second-order elections.

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Citation

Identification Number:

10.1017/ipo.2021.8

Bibliographic Citation:

Mancosu M, Seddone A, Bobba G (2021). Negativity in the news and electoral behavior between first- and second-order elections. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica.

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Variables

lei �� ... <i>[una sola risposta]</i>

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Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

uomo

2379

2.

donna

3149

Summary Statistics: Max. 2.0; Valid 5528.0; Mean 1.5696454413892909; StDev 0.49517054374237457; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

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f4402520 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 90.0; Mean 46.3598046309696; StDev 13.507955884924725; Valid 5528.0; Min. 18.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:u5a+xDzg9zBuPIZLkD2f1Q==

per quale di queste liste o partiti ha intenzione di votare alle elezioni del pr

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Value

Label

Frequency

Text

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51

0

16.

16

0

80.

80

0

21.

21

0

98.

sono ancora indeciso

1371

27.

27

0

97.

97

0

20.

20

0

1.

potere al popolo (con rifondazione e comunisti italiani)

81

85.

85

0

87.

87

0

41.

41

0

88.

88

0

12.

12

0

78.

78

0

33.

33

0

53.

53

0

45.

45

0

3.

partito democratico

632

81.

81

0

93.

93

0

65.

65

0

63.

63

0

76.

76

0

38.

38

0

7.

movimento 5 stelle

1165

67.

67

0

95.

scheda bianca / scheda nulla

125

89.

89

0

31.

31

0

92.

92

0

46.

46

0

39.

39

0

4.

insieme (psi, verdi e area civica)

32

94.

altra lista o partito

56

14.

14

0

34.

34

0

48.

48

0

18.

18

0

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forza italia ��� berlusconi presidente

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54.

54

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75.

75

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69.

69

0

62.

62

0

13.

13

0

28.

28

0

25.

25

0

50.

50

0

11.

noi con l���italia (lupi, fitto e tosi)

11

66.

66

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79.

79

0

24.

24

0

64.

64

0

47.

47

0

19.

19

0

96.

non andr�� a votare

238

29.

29

0

32.

32

0

90.

90

0

6.

pi�� europa con emma bonino

136

43.

43

0

83.

83

0

30.

30

0

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57

0

71.

71

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61.

61

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40.

40

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26.

26

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10.

fratelli d���italia

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15

0

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civica popolare (beatrice lorenzin, casini e dellai)

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2.

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250

23.

23

0

68.

68

0

99.

preferisco non rispondere

507

72.

72

0

74.

74

0

49.

49

0

44.

44

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82.

82

0

58.

58

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86.

86

0

84.

84

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17.

17

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59.

59

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35

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77.

77

0

37.

37

0

70.

70

0

55.

55

0

22.

22

0

36.

36

0

52.

52

0

56.

56

0

9.

lega ��� salvini premier

414

73.

73

0

91.

91

0

42.

42

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60.

60

0

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OUTLET

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(mean) NEGAT

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(mean) SCAND

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Variable Format: numeric

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(mean) POLAR

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:am4q21x3C08mJ3ENDzkzSA==

(mean) ECO

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:vbAEdnQXUX524nBMUKA8Sg==

(mean) IMMI

f4402520 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

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RECODE of d8_1 (per quale di queste liste o partiti ha intenzione di votare alle

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:c26kWIM96CXQZipn+L8SxA==

TRUST_POLITIC

f4402520 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

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POL_DISAFFECTION

f4402520 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

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RECODE of d10_11 (qual �� il suo livello di istruzione? )

f4402520 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

3.

Tert

2087

2.

Sec

2690

1.

Prim

751

Summary Statistics: Mean 2.2416787264833573; Max. 3.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 5528.0; StDev 0.6745814323079161

Variable Format: numeric

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RECODE of d6_1_1_slice

f4402520 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

2.

Centro-destra

619

1.

Destra

644

6.

Nessuna Area

1491

3.

Centro

840

4.

Centro-sinistra

970

5.

Sinistra

719

7.

Non risponde

245

Summary Statistics: Valid 5528.0; Mean 4.077062228654123; Min. 1.0; StDev 1.8029974986685462; Max. 7.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LtFbJ5sUfspXNt8NnFfToQ==

YEAR

f4402520 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

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HERFINDAHL

f4402520 Location:

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NEGAT_2

f4402520 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:m3Q0+TqcXHWCJg4LeGI1Bw==

lei e'

f4402522 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

uomo

3017

2.

donna

3222

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:yTPsVQ+GfCMkc3hZbhg7jw==

eta'

f4402522 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 93.0; Valid 6222.0; Mean 50.30729668916744; Min. 18.0; StDev 16.412464284258615

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:J7/zbTWIe5xcvSMa+1R+gw==

lei politicamente si collocherebbe piu' facilmente...

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Value

Label

Frequency

Text

3.

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522

5.

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1085

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1589

1.

a destra

529

2.

a centro destra

995

7.

preferisco non rispondere

415

6.

in nessuna area politica

1104

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Variable Format: numeric

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Ricodifica int. voto 19 (q026)

f4402522 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

7.

Altri sx

319

8.

Altri dx

44

99.

Non risponde

251

11.

Bianca/nulla

115

5.

+Europa

180

12.

Astensione

78

6.

Movimento 5 Stelle

942

1.

Forza Italia

248

3.

FdI

251

2.

Lega

1140

10.

Indeciso

1000

4.

PD-SiamoEuropei

1393

9.

Altri

85

Summary Statistics: Max. 99.0; Mean 9.230069467416477; Min. 1.0; StDev 18.916966154700035; Valid 6046.0;

Variable Format: numeric

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OUTLET

f4402522 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

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wave

f4402522 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:OGN7CdS5Z1dhXf4lQJY5cA==

(mean) NEGAT

f4402522 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.1220134270245115; Min. 0.08888888888888889; Max. 0.6358695652173914; Valid 1175.0; Mean 0.37628887548998197;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CobkdGbxmxNZwYuF1j0F+A==

(mean) TONE

f4402522 Location:

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:yJqlib6wEwG+adJAFEOkBg==

(mean) SCAND

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Summary Statistics: Valid 1175.0; StDev 0.07218891951946874; Min. 0.15942029654979706; Max. 0.46739131212234497; Mean 0.31040320397691556

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:UPC1CH0H5en1DImsv4wYwA==

(mean) POLAR

f4402522 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.0826149976673606; Mean 0.22180786759295343; Min. 0.07216878235340118; Valid 1175.0; Max. 0.3755064606666565

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3bojW0q4coBB1Gi9CGi/ww==

(mean) ECO

f4402522 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.09904701798715239; StDev 0.05563974995807304; Min. 0.015748031496062992; Max. 0.22950819672131148; Valid 1175.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sqGhoJjlhDxWVPjVHN5A8w==

(mean) IMMI

f4402522 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.016666666666666666; Valid 1175.0; Max. 0.32954545454545453; StDev 0.06178727217920233; Mean 0.1318564773831527;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:rwBVG1MF06YkRft51DeOjw==

TRUST_POLITIC

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:M/W9t/6zpBc13RkPFCS2WQ==

POL_DISAFFECTION

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ypOCMi0YDAn2RNhCT1Mrwg==

RECODE of voto19 (Ricodifica int. voto 19 (q026))

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Label

Frequency

Text

1.

Prim

634

3.

Tert

2328

2.

Sec

3277

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lxKS9plBOvwb+BCLUVHrlQ==

YEAR

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Variable Format: numeric

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HERFINDAHL

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NEGAT_2

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:F0GJ23/2sGCHTc/cwTJDNA==

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