In Search of a Religious Left

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen T. Mockabee ◽  
Kenneth D. Wald ◽  
David C. Leege
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Vote Choice ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
Political Orientations ◽  
Religious Left ◽  
Partisan Identification

This chapter analyzes several new religiosity items. While standard survey measures of religiosity typically are associated with right-leaning political orientations, this chapter argues that these measures are incapable of capturing the communitarian dimension of religiosity that may hold more meaning for liberal citizens. The 2006 ANES Pilot Study included questions to assess both the individualistic and communitarian elements of religiosity. Consistent with this chapter's expectations, these two dimensions of religiosity are distinct, exhibiting opposite relationships to partisan identification. The chapter's analyses further demonstrate that the two dimensions of religiosity have distinct, and substantial, influences on social policy attitudes and vote choice.

An Alternative Measure of Political Trust

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Gershtenson ◽  
Dennis L. Plane
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Vote Choice ◽  
Alternative Measure ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
Percentage Measure ◽  
Considerable Body

This chapter presents a critique of the standard ANES political trust question, and proposes a percentage measure as an alternative. Given the wide-ranging consequences of political trust, there is understandably a considerable body of scholarly work outlining the determinants of trust. Despite this attention, there remains no consensus on how to measure the underlying concept. The chapter seeks to address this by first analyzing the flaws in the ANES trust question and then using an alternative trust item included on the 2006 ANES Pilot Study to assess different trust measures. These analyses indicate that while neither trust indicator predicts turnout nor vote choice, the percentage measure outperforms the standard trust question in predicting policy attitudes.

Alcohol consumption leads to the expression of conservative social policy attitudes

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Goodman ◽  
Scott Eidelma ◽  
Christian Crandall ◽  
Jennifer Pattershall
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Policy Attitudes

The Power of the Dark Side: Negative Partisanship and Political Behaviour in Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Caruana ◽  
R. Michael McGregor ◽  
Laura B. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Vote Choice ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Election Study ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Political Behaviour ◽  
Full Effect ◽  
Partisan Identification

AbstractThe origins and implications of partisan identification are well-studied, but negative partisan attitudes—dislike for a particular party—have escaped such scrutiny, even as the politics of negativity enjoys sustained popularity, especially come election time. In this paper we build upon the comparatively modest negative partisanship literature to consider the effects of negative partisan attitudes on a range of political behaviours. There are reasons to suspect that negative and positive partisanship may have different effects; thus, accounting for the unique influence of negative attitudes is important for understanding the full effect of partisanship on political behaviour. Our results, based upon Canadian Election Study data from 2008 and 2011, reveal that, in addition to vote choice, negative partisanship influences voter turnout and a range of political activities, both related and unrelated to parties. These findings provide evidence of the power of the “dark side” of partisanship.

scholarly journals Asylum Seekers and Resettled Refugees in Australia: Predicting Social Policy Attitude From Prejudice Versus Emotion

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa K. Hartley ◽  
Anne Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
Policy Attitude ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

While most of the world's refugees reside in developing countries, their arrival to western countries is highly politicised, giving rise to questions about the types of entitlements and rights that should, or should not, be granted. In this study, using a mixed-methods community questionnaire (N = 185), we examined attitudes towards social policies aimed at providing assistance to two categories of new arrivals to Australia: resettled refugees (who arrive via its official refugee resettlement program) and asylum seekers (who arrive via boat and then seek refugee status). Social policy attitude was examined as a consequence of feelings of anger, fear, and threat, as well as levels of prejudice. Participants felt significantly higher levels of anger, fear, threat, and prejudice towards asylum seekers compared to resettled refugees. For both resettled refugees and asylum seekers, prejudice was an independent predictor of more restrictive social policy attitudes. For resettled refugees, fear and perceived threat were independent predictors for more restrictive social policy whereas for asylum seekers anger was an independent predictor of restrictive social policy. The qualitative data reinforced the quantitative findings and extended understanding on the appraisals that underpin negative attitudes and emotional responses. Practical implications relating to challenging community attitudes are discussed.

scholarly journals Fiabilidad y validez de la escala de actitudes hacia el medio ambiente natural para adolescentes (Aman-a)

2020 ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Daniel Musitu-Ferrer ◽  
Macarena Esteban Ibáñez ◽  
Celeste León-Moreno ◽  
Juan Evaristo Callejas Jerónimo ◽  
Luis V. Amador-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis

Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo fue construir y validar una escala de actitudes hacia el medio ambiente natural en adolescentes españoles. Se generaron 72 ítems a partir de los escritos de 264 adolescentes sobre actitudes hacia el medio ambiente. A través del juicio de expertos y de un estudio piloto se efectuó́ una depuración reduciendo la escala a 9 ítems que se administraron a una muestra de 833 adolescentes de ambos sexos. Mediante un análisis factorial exploratorio, se identificaron dos dimensiones, actitud proximal y actitud distal, que fueron replicadas a través de un análisis confirmatorio cuyos resultados mostraron un buen ajuste a los datos. Los índices de fiabilidad fueron adecuados y respecto de la validez se obtuvieron relaciones significativas con la empatía con el medio ambiente natural en sus dos dimensiones, cognitiva y emocional, y el ajuste escolar. También se obtuvieron diferencias significativas en función del género en la actitud distal, pero no en la actitud proximal. Se analizan los resultados obtenidos y se subraya la importancia de esta escala en la investigación ambiental en la adolescencia. Abstract: The aim of this study was to design and validate a scale of attitudes towards the natural environment among Spanish teenagers. 72 items were generated from the writings of 264 adolescents on attitudes towards the environment. Through expert judgement and a pilot study, a depuration was carried out, reducing the scale to 9 items that were administered to a sample of 833 adolescents of both sexes. By means of an exploratory Factor analysis, two dimensions were identified, proximal attitude and distal attitude, which were replicated through a confirmatory analysis whose results showed a good fit to the data. Reliability indices were adequate and with respect to validity significant relationships were obtained with empathy with the natural environment in its two dimensions, cognitive and emotional, and school adjustment. Significant gender differences were also found in distal, but not proximal, attitudes. Results obtained are analysed and the importance of this scale in environmental research in adolescence is also highlighted.

scholarly journals When the Pandemic Impacts the Most Vulnerable: Analyzing Crisis and Risk Messages Aimed at Latinx Individuals about COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Sofia Salazar ◽  
Deanna Sellnow
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Message Effectiveness ◽  
Message Tailoring ◽  
Research Questions

Guided by the IDEA model, this pilot study analyzes the perceptions about coronavirus (COVID-19) messages created to be distributed to the Latinx community in the United States. This study has been conducted to test the research questions proposed and the instruments so a second study can be executed based on Latinx populations in Florida communities. A survey was distributed among students from different ethnicities. A comparative analysis was run with the responses from the students who identified as Latinx and the students who identified as non-Latinx. The results demonstrated that components such as internalization, explanation, and action are present in the messages distributed to both groups. The results also showed that only two dimensions of the IDEA model's components demonstrated significant differences between both groups. This research suggests that message tailoring could improve message effectiveness within each area of the IDEA model.

scholarly journals MILITANT AND COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONALISM AMONG AMERICAN RELIGIOUS PUBLICS

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-344
Author(s):  
James L. Guth
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
The Way ◽  
Foreign Policy Attitudes ◽  
Empirical Analyses

Although there has been much speculation about the way that religion shapes American attitudes on foreign policy, there are few empirical analyses of that influence. This paper draws on a large national sample of the public in 2008 to classify religious groups on Eugene Wittkopf’s (1990) classic dimensions of foreign policy attitudes, militant internationalism and cooperative internationalism. We find rather different religious constituencies for each dimension and demonstrate the influence of ethnoreligious and theological factors on both. Combining the two dimensions, we show that American religious groups occupy different locations in Wittkopf’s hardliner, internationalist, accommodationist, and isolationist camps.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento, validação e aplicação piloto do sistema de observação da instrução do instrutor de fitness em aulas de grupo de Pilates (SOIIF-PILATES).

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-241
Author(s):  
Telma Luís ◽  
Vera Simões ◽  
Liliana Ramos ◽  
Susana Franco
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Observation System ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Instructional Behaviors ◽  
Pilates Method ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
High Utilization ◽  
Different Parts

Considerando las especificidades y principios del método Pilates,el presente estudio tiene como objetivo desarrollar y validar un sistema de observación que permita observar los comportamientos de instrucción de instructores de Fitness en la actividad Pilates, (SOIIF-PILATES), a partir de la adaptación de un instrumento ya existente. Después de varios procedimientos metodológicos para probar la funcionalidad del instrumento, el SOIIF-PILATES creado demostró presentar validez y fiabilidad siendo constituido por dos criterios/dimensiones (momento y contenido) y 15 categorías. Se realizó también una aplicación piloto del instrumento en una muestra de 15 instructores en la actividad de Pilates que permitió caracterizar su intervención, así como compararla con las fases de la clase (calentamiento, parte fundamental y relajación/estiramiento) y del ejercicio (antes, durante y después del ejercicio). Los resultados del estudio piloto demostraron que la mayoría de las categorías mencionadas por las instructoras se ajusta a los principios de Pilates, lo que puede justificar su elevada utilización. Se encontraron diferencias en el total de la instrucción en las diferentes fases de la clase y entre las diferentes fases de la clase y el ejercicio. Considering the specificities and principles of the Pilates method, the present study aims to develop and validate an observation system that allows us to observe the instructional behaviors of Fitness instructors in the Pilates activity (SOIIF-PILATES), based on the adaptation of an instrument that already exist. After several methodological procedures to test the functionality of the instrument, the SOIIF-PILATES proved to be valid and reliable, consisting of two dimensions (moment and content) and 15 categories. A pilot application of the instrument was also carried out in a sample of 15 Fitness instructors of  the Pilates activity, which allowed to characterize their intervention as well as to compare it in different phases of the class (warm-up, main part and relaxation/stretching) and in different parts of the exercise (before, during and after the exercise) The results of the pilot study reveal that most of the categories referred by the instructors are following the principles of Pilates, which may justify their high utilization. Differences were found in the total of instruction of the different phases of the class and between the different phases of the class and the different phases of the exercise. Considerando as especificidades e princípios do método Pilateso presente estudo tem como objetivo desenvolver e validar um sistema de observação que permita observar os comportamentos de instrução dos técnicos de exercício físico na atividade de Pilates, (SOIIF-PILATES), a partir da adaptação de um instrumento já existente. Após diversos procedimentos metodológicos para testar a funcionalidade do instrumento, o SOIIF-PILATES demonstrou apresentar validade e fiabilidade, sendo constituído por 2 dois critérios/dimensões (momento e conteúdo) e 15 categorias. Foi também realizada uma aplicação piloto do instrumento numa amostra de 15 técnicos de exercício físico na atividade de Pilates que permitiu caracterizar a sua intervenção assim como compará-la relativamente às fases da aula (aquecimento, parte fundamental e relaxamento/alongamento) e do exercício (antes, durante e após o exercício). Os resultados do estudo piloto demonstraram que a maioria das categorias referidas pelos técnicos de exercício físico estão de acordo com os princípios da modalidade de Pilates, o que pode justificar a sua elevada utilização. Foram encontradas diferenças no total da instrução nas diferentes fases da aula e entre as diferentes fases da aula e do exercício.

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