The measurement, structure, and cross-cultural equivalence of political party perception. Evidence from Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine

• Authors: Gorbaniuk Oleg , Wilczewski Michał , Ivanova Ana , Bevz Halyna , Gorbaniuk Julia
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper examines the cross-cultural universality of the structural model of (voter) perception of political parties (PPP) in three ex-communist countries with party-centered systems, but with different economic and cultural backgrounds, and different levels of democracy development. We conducted a confirmatory study of a five-dimensional structure of PPP, which had been established through lexical research, using data from voters in Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The structure involved personality-related dimensions (Strength, Disagreeableness, and Integrity) and non-personality dimensions, such as worldview (Left Wing vs. Right Wing) and evaluation (Backwardness vs. Modernity). The study revealed the configural and metric invariance of the structure of PPP. Its dimensions explain political preferences in each country at the individual level, but also differentiate between PPPs at the between-country level, both in the group of supporters and opponents of political parties. We linked voter perceptions with political preferences by presenting a five-factor model of PPP established on a valid and reliable psychometric inventory.

Keywords

EN

political party; image; ideology; voting decision; political preferences; lexical research; cross-cultural invariance

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego
• Journal: Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 209-224

Dates

published

2021-06-30

Contributors

author

Gorbaniuk Oleg

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

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Wilczewski Michał

• University of Warsaw

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Ivanova Ana

• Airfinity Ltd

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Bevz Halyna

• National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine

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Gorbaniuk Julia

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

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ISSN

2081-1128