Elzinga, Dieuwke (2023) Subjective wellbeing and trust in governance of citizens in the EU. Master thesis.
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Abstract
While European policies thrive to minimize inequalities, large regional differences can still be observed. Subjective wellbeing in particular differs significantly between regions, despite many similarities in circumstances. This research attempts to further explore the effects of individual trust in governance on the relationship between regional circumstances and subjective wellbeing in European Union countries. In order to do so, a holistic approach is employed, where the full context of which individual demographic factors and regional factors affect wellbeing and how trust in governance fits within these relationships is explored. First, the relationship between individual demographic circumstances and subjective wellbeing and how trust in governance mediates this relationship are explored through a linear regression and a mediation analysis. After, a multilevel model and a multilevel mediation model are used to fully see how the relationship between regional circumstances and subjective wellbeing is affected by trust in governance. Overall, it was found that trust in governance significantly affects the relationship between GDP per capita and subjective wellbeing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Haisma, Hinke |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2023 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2023 10:45 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4412 |
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