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Measuring the trust in the European values study and the European social survey
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Abstract In this paper, we compare the latent construct measurement of political and interpersonal trust in two researches: the European Values Study and the European Social Survey. The main goal was to estimate the validity of measuring the respective concepts. In order to achieve this goal, we conducted a ... view more
In this paper, we compare the latent construct measurement of political and interpersonal trust in two researches: the European Values Study and the European Social Survey. The main goal was to estimate the validity of measuring the respective concepts. In order to achieve this goal, we conducted a number of Principal Component Analyses and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. Additionally, we used multilevel regression modelling to test and compare the effect of socio-demographic variables on political and interpersonal trust in both researches. We identified that socio-demographic predictors had a similar effect on both types of trust. The paper is complemented with descriptive data that portray the differences among countries when it comes to interpersonal and political trust.... view less
Keywords
EVS; confidence; measurement; test; multi-level analysis; validity; social factors; demographic factors
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
EVS 2017; political trust; interpersonal trust; validity of testing; principal component analysis; confirmatory factor analysis
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 419-439
Journal
Sociologija : časopis za sociologiju, socijalnu psihologiju i socijalnu antropologiju, 63 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC2102419B
ISSN
2406-0712
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed