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Zhodnocení valenční teorie volebního chování na základě otevřených otázek ohledně důvodů volební neúčasti

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Linek L.

Naše společnost (Our Society)

2010

vol. 8

issue 2

11-20

The aim of the study is to explore the valence theory’s account of voter turnout using open-ended questions which measured the main reason given by voters for electoral abstention. The focus was on the claim of the valence theory concerning the respondent’s expected benefit from participating in an election. Data from five post-election studies undertaken between 2004 and 2010 are analysed. The empirical results reveal that electoral abstention is explained by four key factors. Voters and non-voters differ as valence theory suggests because the latter exhibit less interest in politics, less trust in politicians and parties, less knowledge of who to vote for, and a feeling that voting does not change anything. These empirical results are consonant with the predictions made by valence theory and demonstrate that electoral participation is strongly determined by expected benefits.

10 points versus 11 points? Effects of Left-right Scale Design in a Cross-national Perspective

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Zuell C., Scholz E.

ASK. Research and Methods

2016

vol. 25

issue 1

3-16

Left-right self-placement on a unidimensional scale is a standard question in many social and political surveys to measure respondents’ ideological orientation in a minimalist way. Although the left-right scale is a standard question, the scale design is not standardized across surveys. One aspect of scale design is the offer of a midpoint. This paper is about design effects on central left-right scale placement in a cross-national context. How do respondents answer if there is no true midpoint: Do respondents who want to express a middle position, in the case of a 10-point scale, use scale middle categories as a substitute for a true midpoint? Are ﬁndings consistent across countries? Offering a midpoint is much debated among researchers and quite often, a midpoint might serve as a hidden “don’t know” or a missing attitude. Does nonresponse increase when non-attitudes cannot be expressed by choosing the neutral midpoint to hide nonresponse? If middle categories in the 10-point scale work as substitute for a true midpoint in the 11-point scale, nonresponse will not differ. We tested these questions in a split-half experiment where either a 10-point or an 11-point scale was asked in an experimental web survey ﬁelded in six countries. Our results seem to conﬁrm the idea that respondents who favor choosing a scale middle ﬁnd a virtual center in the 10-point scale. However, results are inconsistent in cross-national perspective.

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Zhodnocení valenční teorie volebního chování na základě otevřených otázek ohledně důvodů volební neúčasti

10 points versus 11 points? Effects of Left-right Scale Design in a Cross-national Perspective