Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures
In this paper, we analyse the responses of 450 students from Greece, Portugal and Italy, who were asked to assess the efficacy of 32 actions as reactions against the austerity measures implemented to deal with the financial and economic crisis. These actions were organized into six types by a princi...
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| author | Gabrielle Poeschl Joaquim P Valentim Stamos Papastamou Xenia Chryssochoou Gerasimos Prodromitis Vassilis Pavlopoulos Silvia Mari Chiara Volpato |
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| description | In this paper, we analyse the responses of 450 students from Greece, Portugal and Italy, who were asked to assess the efficacy of 32 actions as reactions against the austerity measures implemented to deal with the financial and economic crisis. These actions were organized into six types by a principal component factor analysis, and were ranked as follows from the most effective to the least effective: protectionism, civic participation, political resistance to government measures, individual financial protection, economic resistance to government measures and violence. Results showed that Greek respondents, who were in the most difficult socioeconomic situation, viewed all types of actions, except civic participation and individual financial protection, as more effective than the other respondents did. Regression analyses revealed, however, that crisis-related variables, in particular the attribution of responsibility for the crisis to internal factors and not to the people, and individual-related variables, such as political orientation and the intensity of depressive feelings, were strong predictors of the assessment of the efficacy of actions, in addition to the socioeconomic situation of the countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e967691e14b46008ef9912683762b332022-12-21T18:22:55ZengUbiquity PressInternational Review of Social Psychology2397-85702017-04-01301415110.5334/irsp.9631Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity MeasuresGabrielle Poeschl0Joaquim P Valentim1Stamos Papastamou2Xenia Chryssochoou3Gerasimos Prodromitis4Vassilis Pavlopoulos5Silvia Mari6Chiara Volpato7University of PortoUniversity of CoimbraPanteion University of Social and Political SciencePanteion University of Social and Political SciencePanteion University of Social and Political ScienceUniversity of AthensUniversity of Milano-BicoccaUniversity of Milano-BicoccaIn this paper, we analyse the responses of 450 students from Greece, Portugal and Italy, who were asked to assess the efficacy of 32 actions as reactions against the austerity measures implemented to deal with the financial and economic crisis. These actions were organized into six types by a principal component factor analysis, and were ranked as follows from the most effective to the least effective: protectionism, civic participation, political resistance to government measures, individual financial protection, economic resistance to government measures and violence. Results showed that Greek respondents, who were in the most difficult socioeconomic situation, viewed all types of actions, except civic participation and individual financial protection, as more effective than the other respondents did. Regression analyses revealed, however, that crisis-related variables, in particular the attribution of responsibility for the crisis to internal factors and not to the people, and individual-related variables, such as political orientation and the intensity of depressive feelings, were strong predictors of the assessment of the efficacy of actions, in addition to the socioeconomic situation of the countries.https://www.rips-irsp.com/articles/96Economic crisisPerceived efficacy of actionsSocioeconomic situationAttribution of responsibilityIndividual-related variables |
| spellingShingle | Gabrielle Poeschl Joaquim P Valentim Stamos Papastamou Xenia Chryssochoou Gerasimos Prodromitis Vassilis Pavlopoulos Silvia Mari Chiara Volpato Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures International Review of Social Psychology Economic crisis Perceived efficacy of actions Socioeconomic situation Attribution of responsibility Individual-related variables |
| title | Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures |
| title_full | Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures |
| title_short | Predictors of the Perceived Efficacy of Actions against Austerity Measures |
| title_sort | predictors of the perceived efficacy of actions against austerity measures |
| topic | Economic crisis Perceived efficacy of actions Socioeconomic situation Attribution of responsibility Individual-related variables |
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