Government’s Economic Performance Fosters Trust in Government in China: Assessing the Moderating Effect of Respect for Authority

Yang, Jian; Dong, Chaohua; Chen, Yongjin

doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02553-y

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“…The moderating effects of authoritarian personality on the relationship between SES and trust in government is consistent with prior studies, which indicated that an authoritarian personality both promotes trust in government [15] and influences the effect of other factors on political trust [55]. For example, high respect for authority could weaken the relationship between the government's economic performance and trust in government in China [56]. This result also highlights the importance of considering personality traits in exploring the relationship between social issues and individual mental health.…”

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Socioeconomic Status and COVID-19-Related Psychological Panic in China: The Role of Trust in Government and Authoritarian Personality

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Although the health and economic risks of COVID-19 may differ for higher- and lower-socioeconomic-status (SES) populations, some studies found that people with lower SES do not necessarily experience more psychological panic. In this research, we examine how SES is related with psychological panic during the COVID-19 pandemic using a large nationwide Chinese sample. Participants were 933 adults (mean age = 30.04, SD = 8.19) who completed an online questionnaire between 11 and 12 February 2020. Lower SES individuals have higher trust in government and thus experience less psychological panic, and the indirect effect of this trust suppresses the direct negative association between SES and psychological panic. In addition to this difference in trust in government between lower- and higher-status individuals, the indirect effect of the trust only exists among people with low (not high) authoritarian personalities. This study provides evidence that political trust may serve as a buffer, suppressing the negative association between SES and psychological panic; thus, policies and actions enhancing political trust are vital to support the mental health of individuals with lower SES during the pandemic, especially for citizens with low authoritarian personalities.

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Socioeconomic Status and COVID-19-Related Psychological Panic in China: The Role of Trust in Government and Authoritarian Personality

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“…Citizens’ confidence in central and local government constitutes their trust in governments [ 3 , 5 ]. Citizens with a high level of trust in government are more willing to comply with government policies, respond to the government’s call, and participate in public affairs [ 19 , 20 ].…”

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“…Trust in government refers to the citizens’ belief or confidence that the government will produce results consistent with their expectations [ 2 , 3 ], which is the core foundation of effective governance [ 1 ]. Extensive studies have been conducted to explore the factors of trust in government, including government performance [ 4 , 5 ], fairness [ 6 , 7 ], public service [ 8 ], and citizen satisfaction [ 9 , 10 ]. Citizens’ requirements of the government have gradually changed from economic development to livelihood issues such as public services and social fairness in the COVID-19 era [ 11 ].…”

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“…However, we know little about how social security fairness predicts citizens’ trust in government as it is mediated through social security satisfaction and life satisfaction. Previous studies mostly discussed the correlations among government performance, public service satisfaction, social fairness, and trust in government [ 5 , 6 , 17 ]. Further empirical studies are needed to explore the correlations between social security fairness and trust in government.…”

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How Does Social Security Fairness Predict Trust in Government? The Serial Mediation Effects of Social Security Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction

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Several studies have found that trust in government is associated with social fairness, citizens’ satisfaction with public service, and life satisfaction. This study aimed to investigate the serial mediation effects of social security satisfaction and life satisfaction on the association between social security fairness and trust in government. We analyzed the data from the Chinese Social Survey in 2019 (n = 7403) to examine the serial mediation effects. The findings showed that the higher the level of government, the greater the trust it enjoyed from its citizens. The direct prediction of trust by social security fairness was stronger at the county and township levels than at the central government level. Both social security satisfaction and life satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between social security fairness and overall trust in government. Social security fairness indirectly positively predicted trust in local government at the county and township levels through social security satisfaction, life satisfaction, and their serial mediation. While social security fairness could only indirectly predict trust in central government through social security satisfaction, the prediction of trust in central government via life satisfaction (mediator) was not significant. We observed a serial mediation model in which social security fairness positively predicted trust in government directly and indirectly through social security satisfaction and life satisfaction. The finding that social security satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between perceptions of fairness in the social security system and trust in government has implications for improving policies and the functioning of the system at all levels of the government.

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“…Past studies indicated that governments' performance, institutional contexts and values influence trust in government (Chen, 2017;Han et al, 2017;Yang et al, 2021), which are largely based on governmental and environmental characteristics and rarely consider individuals' characteristics. However, college students' cognition of the government contains many future-related factors such as more employment opportunities and the possibility of an income increase (Liu & Raine, 2015), which directly affect the evaluation of the trustworthiness of government (Fan & Yan, 2019).…”

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Future time perspective and trust in government: The mediation of the consideration of future consequences

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Evidence suggests that college students’ future-related feelings and cognition may influence their trust in government. This study aims to explore whether the association between college students’ future time perspective and trust in government is mediated through the consideration of future consequences (CFC). A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 1,617 college students (86.6% women) aged 17 to 31 years in China via an online questionnaire. The results showed that the students’ positive, negative and confused future orientation was positively associated with their trust in government. The consideration of far- future consequences positively mediated the relationship between a positive future orientation and trust in government. These findings support the possibility to evaluate college students’ government trust level according to their future orientation, which will improve their positive political participation.

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Government’s Economic Performance Fosters Trust in Government in China: Assessing the Moderating Effect of Respect for Authority

Cited by 17 publications

References 86 publications

Socioeconomic Status and COVID-19-Related Psychological Panic in China: The Role of Trust in Government and Authoritarian Personality

Socioeconomic Status and COVID-19-Related Psychological Panic in China: The Role of Trust in Government and Authoritarian Personality

How Does Social Security Fairness Predict Trust in Government? The Serial Mediation Effects of Social Security Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction

Future time perspective and trust in government: The mediation of the consideration of future consequences

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