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The impact of economic crisis on civic attitudes: the moderating role of expected social mobility. Evidence from some European countries
Full text linkIn times of crisis, the deterioration of living standards may also have direct
consequences on civic culture of people and become dangerous for the health of
democracy. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which the recent
economic crisis directly influences the civic attitudes in some European democracies
focusing on two questions: how much does crisis exposure affect democratic legitimacy
attitudes? And what is the role played by expected social mobility on this effect? Hypotheses are tested using data collected in the Western European countries included in the Life in Transition Survey II (France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and UK). The findings show that economic crisis exposure significantly affects civic attitudes.
The results confirm that higher crisis exposure is associated with lower civic attitudes. Additionally, the present research rules out the possibility that crisis exposure affects attitudes in a specific way, depending on the expected mobility valence. This paper sheds light on the importance of analysing the negative civic effect of
economic crisis and on the critical role that the fear of social downgrading plays in
determining this effect
The Dynamics of the Electoral Geography of the Five Star Movement: The Role of Territorial Area and Municipality Size
No full textThe aim of the article is to trace the evolution of the Movimento 5 Stelle (Five Star Movement [M.5.S.]) over the last four national elections (the 2013 and 2018 general elections and the 2014 and 2019 European elections). In particular, our goal is to understand how the electoral support for the party changed, in the context of the broad transformations of the Italian electoral geography. In order to accomplish this goal, we investigate the explanatory role of the spatial dimension on electoral support, specifically in terms of geographical zone and municipality size. The M.5.S. is also compared with the two parties that reported the best results in the last European elections: the Lega (League) and the Partito Democratico (Democratic Party [P.D.]). Our results show that the recent European elections do not represent a turning point in the (electoral and geographical) history of the M.5.S.: its territorial rooting in the south of the country and in medium-sized municipalities are present from the 2014 European elections onwards. Interpretations and implications of these findings are discussed in the conclusions
The effects of attitudinal ambivalence on pro-environmental behavioural intentions
No full textThe present article traces the influence of attitudinal ambivalence on the environmentally friendly behavioural intention. Attitudinal ambivalence reflects the simultaneous existence of positive and negative dispositions toward an attitude object. In a survey study of 134 undergraduate students, we tested our hypotheses with multiple regression and mediation analyses. Results reveal that ambivalence is a strong predictor of behavioural intentions. Previous research on environmental attitudes has found inconsistencies with following behaviour. Insofar, the current study defends the view that the scarce predictive power of environmental attitudes may be rooted in deficiencies in the study of their structure
Intergroup conflict, outgroup derogation, and self-directed negative affect among Italian South Tyroleans
No full textScuola, socialità e aspettative future
No full textIn questo capitolo sono affrontati tre argomenti attinenti alla relazione delle ragazze e dei ragazzi adottati con la società che li circonda. Con la scuola, che rappresenta il loro primo impatto con la società, il primo “esame” nel quale sono sottoposti a valutazione. Col mondo dei pari, con i quali sperimentano la propria capacità di interazione con “altri” diversi dai familiari, vivono per la prima volta la competizione (e ne soffrono le sconfitte), si vedono con lo sguardo critico di chi li circonda, assai meno condiscendente di quello familiare. Infine affronteremo il tema delle prime ed embrionali aspettative future, le aspirazioni sul lavoro e su una propria famiglia, che meglio di tante altre variabili ci segnalano – sia pur indirettamente – il loro adattamento sociale e il successo del processo adottivo.In questo capitolo affronteremo tre argomenti attinenti alla relazione delle ragazze e dei ragazzi adottati con la società che li circonda. Con la scuola, che rappresenta il loro primo impatto con la società, il primo “esame” nel quale sono sottoposti a valutazione. Col mondo dei pari, con i quali sperimentano la propria capacità di interazione con “altri” diversi dai familiari, vivono per la prima volta la competizione (e ne soffrono le sconfitte), si vedono con lo sguardo critico di chi li circonda, assai meno condiscendente di quello familiare. Infine affronteremo il tema delle prime ed embrionali aspettative future, le aspirazioni sul lavoro e su una propria famiglia, che meglio di tante altre variabili ci segnalano – sia pur indirettamente – il loro adattamento sociale e il successo del processo adottivo
The Effects of Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
No full textPatients with metastatic prostate cancer (PC) live longer than patients with metastatic tumours of other sites. Consequently, their social network can influence their quality of life (QoL) during a remarkable life span. The aim of this article is to present the findings of a systematic review of the studies that focused on social network supporting the quality of life of these patients. A systematic review for studies meeting specific criteria was undertaken on three databases. Some level of unmet psychological needs was present in 54 % of the patients. Depression and fatigue are highly prevalent, and the dyads, patient and partner, are at higher risk for distress symptoms. The efforts of individuals to cope with metastatic PC appear influenced by adaptative skills and specific types of family support. Psychological and relational problems predominate in the hormone-sensitive stage and are increasingly replaced by physical symptoms, social and spiritual needs in the later stages. In the early castration-resistant stage, patients will discuss with their doctors information about drugs, control of side effects and treatment strategies. In metastatic PC patients, needs change during the course of the disease. Social support plays a major role in maintaining or disrupting QoL and in the efficacy of psychosocial treatments. The trajectory of disease and its effect on the reduced QoL over the entire life expectancy should be kept in mind by health system providers and social workers.Patients with metastatic prostate cancer (PC) live longer than patients with metastatic tumours of other sites. Consequently, their social network can influence their quality of life (QoL) during a remarkable life span. The aim of this article is to present the findings of a systematic review of the studies that focused on social network supporting the quality of life of these patients. A systematic review for studies meeting specific criteria was undertaken on three databases. Some level of unmet psychological needs was present in 54 % of the patients. Depression and fatigue are highly prevalent, and the dyads, patient and partner, are at higher risk for distress symptoms. The efforts of individuals to cope with metastatic PC appear influenced by adaptative skills and specific types of family support. Psychological and relational problems predominate in the hormone-sensitive stage and are increasingly replaced by physical symptoms, social and spiritual needs in the later stages. In the early castration-resistant stage, patients will discuss with their doctors information about drugs, control of side effects and treatment strategies. In metastatic PC patients, needs change during the course of the disease. Social support plays a major role in maintaining or disrupting QoL and in the efficacy of psychosocial treatments. The trajectory of disease and its effect on the reduced QoL over the entire life expectancy should be kept in mind by health system providers and social workers
Napoli: la riconferma del sindaco di lotta e di governo
No full textL'obiettivo del capitolo è valutare le recenti elezioni comunali a
Napoli partendo anzitutto dall’analisi delle condizioni che hanno
caratterizzato le precedenti elezioni comunali del 2011; vengono esplorati a
grandi linee il contesto politico ed elettorale generatosi alla vigilia delle
recenti comunali, prima di analizzare i risultati del primo e del secondo
turno, soprattutto alla luce delle stime dei flussi elettorali che li hanno
generati. Nell’ultimo paragrafo sono sottolineate le principali indicazioni
emerse nel corso del capitolo
Rally ‘round the flag effects are not for all : Trajectories of institutional trust among populist and non-populist voters
Full text linkUsing the Consequences of COVID-19 (COCO) dataset (quota sample of the adult Italian population, surveyed seven times by email), we analysed the trend of trust in political (political parties, parliament and local administrations), super partes (president of the Republic, judiciary and police) and international (the European Union and the United Nations) institutions from June 2019 to October 2022. Three latent growth curve models showed that trust in political institutions increased between June 2019 and April 2020 and subsequently decreased below the pre-pandemic level. Trust in super partes institutions decreased slightly between June 2019 and April 2020, decreased from April 2020 to April 2022 and increased in the subsequent months. Trust in international institutions declined between June 2019 and April 2020 and then returned to pre-pandemic levels. Three piecewise decompositions showed different trends in trust for non-populist voters, populist voters and non-voters. Strengths, weaknesses and possible developments of the study are discussed
Left and right in the age of populism : has the populist zeitgeist permeated citizens’ representation of ideological labels?
Full text linkThis article explores whether the current populist zeitgeist has changed the social representation of the political labels ‘left’ and ‘right’ in terms of their relevance, understanding and meaning. We merged two post-electoral quota samples of the Italian adult population. The first (N = 1,377) was collected in 2006 by the ITANES research group, the second in 2019 (N = 1,504) for this study. We analysed the relevance of left and right in politics as the frequency with which participants placed themselves on the left–right axis; its understanding as the frequency with which participants answered at least one of two open-ended questions about the meaning of such categories, and the meaning participants gave to left and right in politics through content analysis of their responses to the open-ended questions above. From 2006 to 2019, the relevance and understanding of left and right declined. In terms of meanings, references to the traditional elements of left and right became less common, while references to specific leaders, and the notion of ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics no longer making sense, became more widespread; moreover, none of the other populist categories significantly changed their frequency. This study expands the scope of the previous research on this topic also by identifying the critical role that political interest plays in the changes on which we have focused. Strengths, limitations and implications of the study are discussed
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