Structural model of deliberative citizenship: addition and validation of participation indicators

Abstract

This study aims to improve the structural model of deliberative citizenship (Costa & Pinto, 2021, 2023), which is based on studies related to the application of criteria (Tenório, 2012) to the theoretical field of social management. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (Hair, Hult, Ringle, & Sarstedt, 2017; Hair et al., 2021). A sample of 213 people from various regions of Brazil responded to an electronic questionnaire after being invited via social media, with emphasis on LinkedIn. In addition to confirming the statistical quality of the structural model of deliberative citizenship (Costa & Pinto, 2021, 2023), two indicators proposed for the “participation” construct (Costa & Pinto, 2021, 2023) were validated. The “deliberative process” construct is still in an exploratory phase, with a test proposition with an additional indicator related to the “cross-cutting spaces” criterion. The validation of additional indicators to the “participation” construct raised its quality above the exploratory zone, as its outer loadings were above 0.7. Therefore, the improvement carried out expands the theoretical and statistical understanding of the model, which can be applied to the various collegiate bodies in public management.