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The Dimensions of Politics Perceptions and Their Organizational and Individual Predictors 1
Author(s) -
Fedors Donald,
Ferris Gerald R.,
HarrellCook Gloria,
Russ Gail S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01345.x
Subject(s) - psychology , politics , perception , social psychology , political science , law , neuroscience
This study addresses limitations of prior research on politics by first addressing the multidimensionality of politics perceptions through assessing the confirmatory fit of 1‐, 3‐, and 5‐factor models. Secondly, the study examines the relative effects of organizational and personal characteristics on politics perceptions, as well as their interactions. Results indicate that 5 underlying dimensions of polities perceptions demonstrate the best fit to the data, and that these dimensions are differentially influenced by organizational and individual‐level factors and their interactions. Implications of the results are discussed.