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Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research 2/2017

29.03.2016

Life Satisfaction as a Buffer of the Relationship Between Corruption Perception and Political Participation

verfasst von: Wen-wen Zheng, Li Liu, Zhen-wei Huang, Xu-yun Tan

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Abstract

The present article aimed at exploring the effect of corruption perception on political participation and the moderating role of life satisfaction on this relationship. To accomplish these objectives, we collected both survey and experimental data. In Study 1, corruption perception, life satisfaction, and political participation were all measured using self-report scales. The results indicated that corruption perception was negatively associated with political participation, and that life satisfaction moderated the relationship between corruption perception and political participation. In Study 2, corruption perception was manipulated by placing respondents in either a high-corruption or a low-corruption condition with subliminal priming. Compared with the high-corruption condition, the respondents primed by the low-corruption condition reported greater political participation. Furthermore, corruption perception hampered political participation only when life satisfaction was low. The results of the two studies confirmed that corruption perception attenuated political participation and that life satisfaction served as an appraisal buffer to alleviate this effect. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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Metadaten
Titel
Life Satisfaction as a Buffer of the Relationship Between Corruption Perception and Political Participation
verfasst von
Wen-wen Zheng
Li Liu
Zhen-wei Huang
Xu-yun Tan
Publikationsdatum
29.03.2016
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1318-1

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