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Enhancing, suppressing or something in between – loneliness and five forms of political participation across Europe
European Societies ( IF 5.512 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-21 , DOI: 10.1080/14616696.2021.1916554
Alexander Langenkamp 1
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ABSTRACT

This study investigates the link between perceived loneliness and five forms of political participation. A bidirectional re-affiliation model of political action is proposed, stating that loneliness increases the probability for political participation if the political act fosters social belonging and interaction (enhancement hypothesis). However, if the political act has little potential for re-affiliation, a decrease in participation is expected (suppression hypothesis). Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), the study investigates the relationship between loneliness and (1) reported voting behavior, (2) signing petitions, (3) contacting politicians, (4) being a member of a political organization and (5) participating in public demonstrations. The analysis finds strong support for the suppression hypothesis and mixed support for the enhancement hypothesis. With that, the study is one of the first to highlight the importance of perceived loneliness alongside objective social embeddedness as a predictor for political participation. Furthermore, it shows that the relationship cannot simply be generalized to all political acts but is dependent on its potential for social interaction.



中文翻译:

增强、压制或介于两者之间——孤独和欧洲的五种政治参与形式

摘要

本研究调查了感知到的孤独感与五种政治参与形式之间的联系。提出了政治行为的双向重新隶属模型,指出如果政治行为促进社会归属和互动(增强假设),孤独会增加政治参与的可能性。但是,如果政治行为几乎没有重新加入的可能性,则预期参与会减少(抑制假设)。该研究使用来自欧洲社会调查 (ESS) 的数据,调查孤独与 (1) 报告的投票行为、(2) 签署请愿书、(3) 联系政客、(4) 成为政治组织的成员和 ( 5) 参加公开示威。分析发现对抑制假设的强烈支持和对增强假设的混合支持。因此,该研究是第一个强调感知孤独以及客观社会嵌入作为政治参与预测指标的重要性的研究之一。此外,它表明这种关系不能简单地推广到所有政治行为,而是取决于其社会互动的潜力。

更新日期:2021-06-20
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