Results 1 to 10 of about 171,033 (132)

How Internal Political Efficacy Translates Political Knowledge Into Political Participation: Evidence From Germany. [PDF]

Eur J Psychol, 2016
This study presents evidence for the mediation effect of political knowledge through political self-efficacy (i.e. internal political efficacy) in the prediction of political participation. It employs an action theoretic approach—by and large grounded on
Reichert F.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Influencers as Empowering Agents? Following Political Influencers, Internal Political Efficacy and Participation among Youth

Political Communication, 2023
Influencers, characterized by their social-media-made fame, are known for endorsing brands, but are also producing political content, which has been shown to resonate with youth.
Darian Harff, Desirée Schmuck
exaly   +3 more sources

Internal Migration, Political Efficacy, and Political Participation in Autocracies: Evidence from China

Political Studies
How is internal migration related to political efficacy and participation in autocracies? Existing research emphasizes migration’s socioeconomic impact, given the staggering internal migration volume in developing countries, but pays inadequate attention
Yuequan Guo, Jiannan Zhao
exaly   +5 more sources

Feeling informed or being informed about politics? Effects of first- and second-level incidental exposure on political surveillance knowledge and internal political efficacy

Information, Communication and Society
Uninformed participation might be a threat to the functioning of democracies. Scholars have pointed out the discrepancy that social media use is positively associated with political engagement but, if at all, has an unclear relationship with political ...
Andreas Nanz, Jörg Matthes
exaly   +3 more sources

Risk and the gender gap in internal political efficacy in Europe

West European Politics, 2021
This study confirms the existence of a substantial gender gap in internal political efficacy in contemporary European democracies with survey evidence from the ESS08 and 09 waves.
Marta Fraile, Carolina de Miguel Moyer
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Searching for a democratic equalizer: Citizenship education's moderating effect on the relationship between a political home and internal political efficacy.

Social Science Research, 2023
Internal political efficacy (IPE) is an important yet unequally distributed driver of political action. Following cultural sociological explanations for political disengagement, we study how students' political home environment reproduces inequalities in
Joke Matthieu, Nino Junius
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Closing the Gender Gap in Internal Political Efficacy? Gender Roles and the Masculine Ethos of Politics in Spain

SSRN Electronic Journal
Given women’s gains in employment, education, and economic status, the persistent gender gap in internal political efficacy remains a puzzle for social scientists.
Marta Fraile, Dani M. Marinova
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Civic Education and Internal Political Efficacy of Students in Oluyole Local Government, Oyo State

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research, 2022
Internal political efficacy is one of the causal factors for political participation. Nigeria, with low political engagement, on many occasions has developed several approaches aimed at promoting internal political efficacy, which includes the ...
Akinkunmi A. Akinlabi
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Anti‐elite parties and political inequality: How challenges to the political mainstream reduce income gaps in internal efficacy [PDF]

European Journal of Political Research, 2018
Abstract There is growing interest in political inequality across income groups. This article contributes to this debate with two arguments about political involvement: poverty depresses internal political efficacy by undermining cognitive and emotional resources; and dissent in the party system reduces the efficacy gap to higher ...
Paul Marx, Christoph Nguyen
exaly   +5 more sources

Sources of Internal Political Efficacy in the Social Studies Classroom

Nordidactica. Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education
This article explores lower secondary students’ perceptions of how their experiences in the social studies classroom might affect their sense of internal political efficacy (IPE). The qualitative data underlying the research are group interviews with 13-
Eva Kosberg
semanticscholar   +3 more sources