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Otero Felipe, Patricia Rodríguez Zepeda, Juan Antonio Sánchez Ferrer, Leonardo 2025-01-23T09:00:08Z 2025-01-23T09:00:08Z 2024-10 0002-7642 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10009 10.1177/00027642241285019 1552-3381 Affective polarization is a recent yet widespread phenomenon in democracies that significantly impacts various aspects of politics. In this paper, we argue that it can also shape citizens’ political beliefs through party cues. Using a panel survey experiment in Spain, we examine the extent to which partisan signals influence citizens’ attitudes toward a non-party-branded issue, specifically the ban on prostitution, and how affective polarization moderates this effect. Our results underscore the role of affective polarization in moderating the influence of partisan cues, particularly among highly polarized individuals. These findings highlight the capacity of affective polarization not only to deepen political divisions but also to expand the scope of partisan influence to non-politicized and neutral issues, offering new insights into its potential impact on attitude formation and decision-making. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors received financial support for the research from Junta de Castilla y León (BU060G19). application/pdf eng Sage publications American Behavioral Scientist. 2024, p. 1-27 https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642241285019 Affective polarization Party cues Ban on prostitution Spain Política España-Política y gobierno Political science Spain-Politics and government The Moderating Role of Affective Polarization on Party Cues: The Case of the Prostitution Ban info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess American Behavioral Scientist 1 27