Negative party identity captures deeper feelings than thermometer-style antipathy alone.

Evidence

We see that correlations are positive and significant (p < 0.001), but the strength is moderate. We argue that this is because NPI captures much more deep-going feelings than merely sympathies. — Sabrina J. Mayer and Luana Russo, What one is not, 90

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to the We-They Engine thread: supports the claim that negational identity is affectively load-bearing, not mere disliking. — connects to: Measurements previously conflated negative party identification with affective polarization. — Sabrina J. Mayer and Luana Russo, What one is not: a new scale to measure…, 33; Negative partisanship is operationalized through five socio-psychological identity domains — Sabrina J. Mayer and Luana Russo, What one is not: a new scale to measure…, 49; People attribute uniquely human secondary emotions to out-group members less than to in-group members. — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the…, 38

Broader Connections

• Measurements previously conflated negative party identification with affective polarization. #expands (0.85) — Sabrina J. Mayer and Luana Russo, What one is not, 33
• Negative partisanship is operationalized through five socio-psychological identity domains #expands (0.82) — Sabrina J. Mayer and Luana Russo, What one is not, 49
• People attribute uniquely human secondary emotions to out-group members less than to in-group members. #expands (0.72) — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the In-group, 38