From “Is It Unconfounded?” to “How Much Confounding Would It Take?”: Applying the Sensitivity-Based Approach to Assess Causes of Support for Peace in Colombia

Exposure to violence and attitudes toward war and peace in Ukraine.

“…Some studies have examined why there might be such weak relationships between wartime experiences and support for war or peace. Using sensitivity analysis, Hazlett and Parente (2020) found that the effect of exposure to violence on support for peace lost significance with the introduction of additional variables, suggesting that other factors beyond violence exposure may play more significant roles in determining people's attitudes toward war or peace. A recent study by Matanock et al (2022) found that previous experiences of violence in Colombia had almost no association with general attitudes toward peace and provisions in the agreement that directly benefit regular citizens.…”