TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Function of Legitimacy. Mediating Effects of Personal and Institutional Legitimacy on Leadership Endorsement and System Support
AU - Rasinski, Kenneth
AU - Tyler, Tom R.
AU - Fridkin, Kim
PY - 1985/8
Y1 - 1985/8
N2 - We conducted two surveys to test different predictions made by French and Raven (1959) and Hollander and Julian (1978) about the effect of political legitimacy on political evaluations. Results of both surveys supported the distinction between two sources of legitimacy, personal and institutional, suggested by these theories of legitimacy. In addition, the results suggested that each source had a different effect on policy satisfaction, evaluations of political officials, and support for the system of government. The surveys suggested strongly that personal legitimacy resulted in greater performance-based evaluations of specific government policies and (to a lesser extent) government officials, whereas institutional legitimacy led to a lessened tendency to translate performance-based grievances into political distrust.
AB - We conducted two surveys to test different predictions made by French and Raven (1959) and Hollander and Julian (1978) about the effect of political legitimacy on political evaluations. Results of both surveys supported the distinction between two sources of legitimacy, personal and institutional, suggested by these theories of legitimacy. In addition, the results suggested that each source had a different effect on policy satisfaction, evaluations of political officials, and support for the system of government. The surveys suggested strongly that personal legitimacy resulted in greater performance-based evaluations of specific government policies and (to a lesser extent) government officials, whereas institutional legitimacy led to a lessened tendency to translate performance-based grievances into political distrust.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-3514.49.2.386
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.49.2.386
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24044482390
SN - 0022-3514
VL - 49
SP - 386
EP - 394
JO - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -