Zhang, Jing Dai, Guangquan
Published in
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
Traditional festivals hold immense cultural and tourism value, but striking a balance between preservation and adaptation in the face of globalization is challenging. This study focuses on the Hmong New Year, the largest traditional festival in a prominent Hmong settlement in China. Through mixed research methods, it examines the impact of festival...
Bienstman, Simon
Published in
Frontiers in Political Science
A long-standing argument in the political sciences holds that high levels of inequality are incompatible with democracy. Although a number of studies have by now investigated whether income inequality endangers democratic consolidation and stability through corroding popular support, the findings remain inconclusive. This study provides new evidenc...
Iglič, Hajdeja Rözer, Jesper Völker, Beate G. M.
How did the economic crisis impact social capital in European societies? The empirical studies conducted so far provide contradictory conclusions about the strength and direction of its influence. We argue that to better understand the effects of the economic crisis on social capital (social trust, formal and informal networks) it is crucial to exa...
Kouloglou, Nikolas
The consecutive crises of the last decade have eroded public support for the EU, especially so among Southern European member states. A long-standing scholarly debate centers around whether it is economic or cultural considerations that drive public support for the EU. However, it is still unclear whether public attitudes toward European integratio...
Tan, Fuqiang Luqman, Rabia Asmi, Fahad Zhou, Rongting Anwar, Muhammad Azfar
Published in
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Sustainable behaviors demand wielding communication strategies in social and political spheres for public understanding of scientific issues like climate change and the severe consequences of deteriorating environmental quality. Reliable information can improve public understanding of science and enhance public support for climate change actions at...
Kang, Kaiyue Xu, Xin Dong, Rui Tian, Ganyu
Published in
Psychology, health & medicine
As the pandemic continues to spread across the world, the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its recurrence pose challenges for pandemic control in all countries worldwide. The present study examines the mediating role of political trust in the relationship between risk perception and pandemic-related behaviors (preventive ...
Boulianne, Shelley Humprecht, Edda
Misinformation could undermine trust in institutions during a critical period when people require updated information about a pandemic and credible information to make informed voting decisions. This article uses survey data collected in 2019 (n = 6,300) and 2021 (n = 6,000) in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada to examine th...
Choi, Kyung Won Jung, Jong Hyun Kim, Harris Hyun-Soo
Published in
Research on aging
Objectives: We investigate whether older adults who place greater trust in their political leadership fare better in terms of mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also test if and how the trust-wellbeing relationship varies across individual- and country-level moderators. Methods: Based on cross-national data consisting of over 13,000 ...
Qin, Jing Du, Quanqingqing Deng, Yuanbing Zhang, Bowen Sun, Xiaohui
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction China’s Small-town Youth is an important social class connecting urban and rural development. Its ideological status is closely related to social stability and development so that the study of political identity of small town youth in China has become an important topic. Methods Based on survey and in-depth interviews, this paper inves...
Zhang, Youliang Tian, Zhen Zhou, Ziwei Huang, Jing Zhu, Alex Yue Feng
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Assessing the effect of different media sources on political trust provides an overall picture of the role of the current media landscape in influencing the legitimacy of political institutions. Methods A cross-lagged model was developed and tested by applying it to a three-wave dataset obtained by surveying young people in Hong Kong i...
