Political Participation: A Matter of Community, Stress, Job Autonomy, and Contact by Political Organizations

Burn, Shawn M.; Konrad, Alison M.

doi:10.2307/3790989

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“…Many researchers seem to share this view, as Participation and Democratic Theory inspired much empirical work. And nearly all studies have supported the hypothesis (Greenberg et al 1996;Sobel 1993;Peterson 1992;Burn and Konrad 1987;Greenberg 1986;Smith 1985;Elden 1981;Karasek 1976; but see Goul Hoff 2001, andTørres 2000). However, in most reports different dimensions of workplace participation have not been distinguished.…”

Section: Pateman's Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 87%

Does Workplace Experience Enhance Political Participation? A Critical Test of a Venerable Hypothesis

Adman

2007

Polit Behav

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Several schools of thought claim that citizens can develop their democratic skills at the workplace. Here I focus on the hypothesis put forward by Carole Pateman and by Sidney Verba and colleagues that state that by practicing civic skills and democratic decision-making at the workplace, citizens become more active in politics. I test the hypothesis with a nationally representative panel survey of the Swedish population. My findings contradict previous empirical research as no impact on political participation was discovered. I argue that the effects may have been overestimated in prior studies because the tests were based on cross-sectional data: insufficient care was taken with a number of significant methodological problems. The study points to the importance of using panel models when investigating the causes of political participation.

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Section: Pateman's Hypothesismentioning

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Does Workplace Experience Enhance Political Participation? A Critical Test of a Venerable Hypothesis

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2007

Polit Behav

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“…Indeed, whenever political locus of control or political efficacy has been specified, the researchers have found a significant positive relationship between this construct and activism (e.g., Fox & Schofield, 1989;Locatelli & Holt, 1986;Nemiroff & McKenzie-Mohr, 1992;Paulsen, 1991;Peterson & Lawson, 1989;Stone & Levine, 1985;Tyler & McGraw, 1983;Zimmerman, 1989). Attempts to link any form of locus of control to conventional political activity (such as voting), on the other hand, have been less successful (e.g., Burn & Konrad, 1987;Majete, 1987;Wollman & Stouder, 1991).…”

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual Orientation Toward Engagement in Social Action

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Myers

2002

Political Psychology

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The issue of how an activist identity develops is one of the core issues in social psychology and social movement research. Because of problems in the measurement of individuals' propensities to engage in social action, however, findings in this area are often equivocal, and cross-study comparisons and conclusions are difficult to draw. Hence, the aim of these studies was to develop a measure to assess individuals' propensities to engage in social action. This measure, the Activism Orientation Scale (AOS), demonstrates strong psychometric properties and allows assessment of activist propensity across a wide continuum of social action behaviors, ideological positions, and movement issues. Additionally, the broad applicability of the AOS allows for its use by researchers, activists, and policymakers.

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“…External efficacy refers to one's belief that the political system and political officials are responsive to one's attempts to influence it and that citizens' demands do affect governance. There is strong empirical support for a positive relationship between political efficacy and political participation (Burn & Konrad, 1987;Guyton, 1988;Nassi & Abramowitz, 1980;Paulsen, 1991;Verba et al, 1995). Hence, our study suggests that a person with high internal and external efficacy will be highly motivated to participate in the political system.…”

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Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Personal‐Psychological Variables on the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Political Participation: A Structural Equations Framework

Cohen

Vigoda

Samorly

2001

Political Psychology

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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.

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Political Participation: A Matter of Community, Stress, Job Autonomy, and Contact by Political Organizations

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

Does Workplace Experience Enhance Political Participation? A Critical Test of a Venerable Hypothesis

Does Workplace Experience Enhance Political Participation? A Critical Test of a Venerable Hypothesis

Individual Orientation Toward Engagement in Social Action

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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