Analysis of the mediating effect of personal-psychological variables on the relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation: A structural equations framework
Analysis of the mediating effect of personal-psychological variables on the relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation: A structural equations framework
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DOI：
10.1111/0162-895x.00260
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发表时间：
2001-12-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Samorly, A
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作者：
Cohen, A;Vigoda, E;Samorly, A
本研究的目的是测试社会经济地位和政治参与之间的关系是直接或介导的个人变量，如自尊，控制点，政治效能，并检测如何这样的中介过程可能会运作，如果它存在。两种形式的参与，即积极的政治参与和公民在民主进程中较为被动的心理参与，被视为独立但相关的参与方面。四个竞争模型被先进和测试。调查对象为以色列北部的434名居民。进行分析，结构方程模型与LISREL VIII。研究结果表明，社会经济地位和政治参与之间的关系，可以更好地理解为介导的个人变量，而不是直接的。直接模型中的许多非显著路径证明了这一点。研究结果还表明，积极的政治参与和心理参与是不同的，但相关的结构，参与导致积极参与。此外，所有的研究变量更强烈地相关，心理参与比积极的政治参与。研究结果进行了讨论，其影响，为未来的研究政治参与。
The goal of this research was to test whether the relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation is direct or mediated by personal variables such as self-esteem, locus of control, and political efficacy, and to detect how such a mediating process might operate if it exists. Two forms of participation, namely active political participation and the more passive psychological involvement of citizens in the democratic process, were treated as separate but related facets of participation. Four competing models were advanced and tested. The data were collected from 434 citizens in the north of Israel who were interviewed by questionnaire. The analysis was performed by, structural equations modeling with LISREL VIII. The findings show that the relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation can be better understood as being mediated by personal variables rather than direct. This is demonstrated by the many nonsignificant paths in the direct model. The findings also reveal that active political participation and psychological involvement are distinct but related constructs, where involvement leads to active participation. In addition, all research variables were related more strongly, to psychological involvement than to active political participation. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future research on political participation.