Versatile citizens: media reporting, political cynicism and voter behavior

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Adriaansen, M.L.

Publication date 2011

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Adriaansen, M. L. (2011). Versatile citizens: media reporting, political cynicism and voter behavior.

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List of Tables

Table 0.1: Individual Level Voter Volatility and Uncertainty 15

Table 0.2: Actual and Intended Turnout 16

Table 1.1: Literature Summary: the Dimensions of Attitudes Towards Political Actors 29

Table 1.2: Attitudes Towards Government, Closed-Ended Questions 33

Table 1.3: Attitudes Towards Government, Open-Ended Questions 37

Table 2.1: Regression Model Explaining Political Cynicism 58

Table 2.2: Time Model Explaining Political Cynicism at t2 59

Table 3.1: Direct, Indirect and Total Effects on Intermediary Variables 77 Table 3.2: Direct, Indirect and Total Effects on Dependent Variables 78 Table 4.1: Political Cynicism and Turnout Intention by Experimental Condition 96

Table 4.2: Voter Uncertainty by Experimental Condition 97

Table 4.3: Political Cynicism and Turnout Intention by Condition and Knowledge 98

Table 4.4: Voter Uncertainty by Condition and Knowledge 98