The Social and Developmental Antecedents of Legal Cynicism

Reconsidering Political Cynicism and Political Involvement: A Test of Antecedents

This study investigates the relationship between political cynicism and political involvement by connecting them with antecedent variables: need for cognition, elaboration and perceived media importance. The findings show that elaboration and political involvement are exogenous, casting influence on political cynicism, need for cognition, and perceived importance of media. This finding confirms...

A Model of Consumer Cynicism – Antecedents and Consequences

Many consumers today are justified in the adoption of a newfound cynicism as they often get exploited, swindled and cheated by poorly conceived marketing practices. Consumers’ responses can range from caution and complaining, to more active behaviours, even culture jamming or boycotting. These responses predictably affect consumer behaviour. However, the psychological causes and behavioural eff...

Cynicism about Organizational Change : Measurement , Antecedents , and Correlates

the effect of e-64 on the developmental competence of sheep cocs during in vitro maturation

in the present study, the effect of e-64 at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 5 and 10 µm) added to (1) the ivm medium on oocyte nuclear maturation and developmental competence of ovine oocytes, and (2) to the ivc medium on embryonic development of ovine embryos were investigated.

Legal Cynicism and Parental Appraisals of Adolescent Violence

Research suggests that legal cynicism-a cultural frame in which the law is viewed as illegitimate and ineffective-encourages violence to maintain personal safety when legal recourse is unreliable. But no study has tested the impact of legal cynicism on appraisals of violence. Drawing from symbolic interaction theory and cultural sociology, we tested whether neighbourhood legal cynicism alters t...