Analysis of the mediating effect of personal-psychological variables on the relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation: A structural equations framework

Political Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 727-757

  Cohen, Aaron ^a   Vigoda, Eran ^b   Samorly, Aliza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Locus of control; Political efficacy; Political participation; Self esteem; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041077814     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00260     Document Type: Article

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