Institutions
|
About Us
|
Help
|
Gaeilge
0
1000
Home
Browse
Advanced Search
Search History
Marked List
Statistics
A
A
A
Author(s)
Institution
Publication types
Funder
Year
Limited By:
Author = Doyle, Orla;
47 items found
Sort by
Title
Author
Item type
Date
Institution
Peer review status
Language
Order
Ascending
Descending
25
50
100
per page
1
2
Bibtex
CSV
EndNote
RefWorks
RIS
XML
Displaying Results 1 - 25 of 47 on page 1 of 2
Marked
Mark
An economic analysis of voting in Central and Eastern Europe
(2005)
Doyle, Orla
An economic analysis of voting in Central and Eastern Europe
(2005)
Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
THESIS 7582
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have now experienced fourteen years of democratic rule and a market economy. In this time they have participated in a variety of elections while undertaking a series of economic reforms, which have had diverging consequences. This thesis examines the duality of these evolving economic and political systems and interactions therein. The common theme permeating the thesis is the investigation of the extent and form of economic voting in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/86300
Marked
Mark
Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the relationship between health, both physical and psychological, and perceptions of the health service, and voter turnout in Ireland using the European Social Survey in 2005, (n=2286, RR 59.7%). The results show that individuals with poor subjective health are significantly less likely to vote in a General Election. Dissatisfaction with the health service is also associated with a lower probability of voting. However these effects interact: those with poor health and who are dissatisfied with the health service are more likely to vote. Psychological well-being has no effect on voter turnout. The health effects identified in this study are large and further work is needed in this area to identify the causal mechanisms underlying this relationship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/161
Marked
Mark
Be good, know the rules’: Children’s perspectives on starting school and self-regulation
(2019)
Booth, Ailbhe; O'Farrelly, Christine; Hennessy, Eilis; Doyle, Orla
Be good, know the rules’: Children’s perspectives on starting school and self-regulation
(2019)
Booth, Ailbhe; O'Farrelly, Christine; Hennessy, Eilis; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Despite the importance of self-regulation for school readiness and success across the lifespan, little is known about children’s conceptions of this important ability. Using mixed-method interviews, this research examined kindergarten children’s (n = 57) perspectives on self-regulation in a disadvantaged area in Dublin, Ireland. Children depicted school as requiring regulation of their emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses. They characterised school as a dynamic setting, placing emphasis on the regulatory challenges of the outdoor environment. Children also described difficulties associated with navigating complex social interactions, often without assistance from external supports. The results inform strategies to support children’s emerging self-regulation abilities.
Irish Research Council
Update citation details during checkdate report - AC
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/10149
Marked
Mark
Breaking the cycle of deprivation : an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention
(2012)
Doyle, Orla
Breaking the cycle of deprivation : an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention
(2012)
Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Deprivation early in life has multiple long term consequences for both the individual and society. An increasing body of evidence finds that targeted, early interventions aimed at at-risk children and their families can reduce socioeconomic inequalities in children’s skills and capabilities. This paper describes a randomised control trial (RCT) evaluation of a five-year preventative programme which aims to improve the school readiness skills of socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The Preparing for Life (PFL) programme is one of the first studies in Ireland to use random assignment to experimentally modify the environment of high risk families and track its impact over time. This paper describes the design and motivation for the study, the randomisation procedure adopted and the baseline data collected. Using Monte Carlo permutation testing, it finds that the randomisation procedure was successful as there are no systematic differences between the treatment and control groups a...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3775
Marked
Mark
Breaking the cycle of deprivation: an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention
(2012)
Doyle, Orla
Breaking the cycle of deprivation: an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention
(2012)
Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Deprivation early in life has multiple long term consequences for both the individual and society. An increasing body of evidence finds that targeted, early interventions aimed at at-risk children and their families can reduce socioeconomic inequalities in children?s skills and capabilities. This paper describes a randomised control trial (RCT) evaluation of a five-year preventative programme which aims to improve the school readiness skills of socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The Preparing for Life (PFL) programme is one of the first studies in Ireland to use random assignment to experimentally modify the environment of high risk families and track its impact over time. This paper describes the design and motivation for the study, the randomisation procedure adopted and the baseline data collected. Using Monte Carlo permutation testing, it finds that the randomisation procedure was successful as there are no systematic differences between the treatment and control groups a...
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/66022
Marked
Mark
Breast is best, but for how long? Testing breastfeeding guidelines for optimal cognitive ability
(2009)
Doyle, Orla; Timmins, Lori
Breast is best, but for how long? Testing breastfeeding guidelines for optimal cognitive ability
(2009)
Doyle, Orla; Timmins, Lori
Abstract:
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding duration and cognitive development using longitudinal survey data. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend exclusive breastfeeding until six months post-partum and a combination of complementary foods and breast milk thereafter. This study estimates non-parametric regression models to test whether these recommendations also hold for cognitive ability. Design: Longitudinal cohort study with two waves of 18,819 children who were born in the UK between 2000-2002. We estimate several generalised additive regression models to examine the impact of exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding duration on cognitive ability, while controlling for a range of confounding family characteristics. Setting and Participants: Participants of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). Main outcome measures: Cognitive development at age three as measured by the Bracken School Readiness Assessm...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1133
Marked
Mark
Can Early Intervention have a Sustained Effect on Human Capital?
(2020)
Doyle, Orla
Can Early Intervention have a Sustained Effect on Human Capital?
(2020)
Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Evidence on the sustained effect of early intervention is inconclusive, with many studies experiencing a dissolution of treatment effects once the program ends. Using a randomized trial, this paper examines the impact of Preparing for Life (PFL), a pregnancy to age five home visiting and parenting program, on outcomes in middle childhood. We find little evidence of cognitive fade-out at age nine, with significant treatment effects on cognitive skills (0.67SD) and school achievement tests (0.47-0.74SD) that are of a similar magnitude to those observed at the end of the program. There is no impact on other school outcomes and earlier effects for socio-emotional skills are no longer evident. While about 50 percent of the sample is retained at age nine, the treatment groups are still balanced on all key baseline characteristics and the results are robust to inverse probability weighting. Mediation analysis suggests that ~46 percent of the treatment effect on cognitive skills is explaine...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/11434
Marked
Mark
Can Early Intervention Policies Improve Well-being? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
(2014)
Daly, Michael; Delaney, Liam; Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; O'Farrelly, Christine
Can Early Intervention Policies Improve Well-being? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
(2014)
Daly, Michael; Delaney, Liam; Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; O'Farrelly, Christine
Abstract:
Many authors have proposed incorporating measures of well-being into evaluations of public policy. Yet few evaluations use experimental design or examine multiple aspects of wellbeing, thus the causal impact of public policies on well-being is largely unknown. In this paper we examine the effect of an intensive early intervention program on maternal wellbeing in a targeted disadvantaged community. Using a randomized controlled trial design we estimate and compare treatment effects on global well-being using measures of life satisfaction, experienced well-being using both the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) and a measure of mood yesterday, and also a standardized measure of parenting stress. The intervention has no significant impact on negative measures of well-being, such as experienced negative affect as measured by the DRM and global measures of well-being such as life satisfaction or a global measure of parenting stress. Significant treatment effects are observed on experienced ...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6049
Marked
Mark
Child externalising and internalising behaviour in the first year of school : the role of parenting in a low SES population
(2011)
Cheevers, Carly; Doyle, Orla; McNamara, Kelly
Child externalising and internalising behaviour in the first year of school : the role of parenting in a low SES population
(2011)
Cheevers, Carly; Doyle, Orla; McNamara, Kelly
Abstract:
Successful transition and adjustment to school life is critical for a child's future success. To ease this transition a child needs to arrive equipped with the necessary skills for school. The extent of a child’s behavioural problems is one indicator of his or her level of adjustment and school readiness. A factor which is consistently associated with such behaviours is parenting practices. This study examined the role of maternal parenting behaviours on externalising and internalising behaviours displayed by children in their first year of schooling. As children living in low socioeconomic status (SES) families are at risk of both adverse parenting behaviours and childhood behavioural difficulties, the study focuses on a low SES cohort. Mothers (n = 197) reported parenting behaviours using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ; Robinson, Mandelco, Olsen, & Hart, 2001). Teachers (n = 21) rated children on how frequently they engaged in fifteen behaviours. ...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2697
Marked
Mark
Developmental Associations between Conduct Problems and Expressive Language in Early Childhood: A Population-Based Study
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste; Doyle, Orla; Falissard, Bruno; Trembl...
Developmental Associations between Conduct Problems and Expressive Language in Early Childhood: A Population-Based Study
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste; Doyle, Orla; Falissard, Bruno; Tremblay, Richard Ernest
Abstract:
Conduct problems have been associated with poor language development, however the direction of this association in early childhood remains unclear. This study examined the longitudinal directional associations between conduct problems and expressive language ability. Children enrolled in the UK Millennium Cohort Study (N = 14, 004; 50.3 % boys) were assessed at 3 and 5 years of age. Parent reports of conduct problems and standardised assessments of expressive language were analyzed using cross-lagged modeling. Conduct problems at 3 years was associated with poorer expressive language at 5 years and poorer expressive language at 3 years was associated with increased conduct problems by 5 years. The results support reciprocal associations, rather than a specific unidirectional path, which is commonly found with samples of older children. The emergence of problems in either domain can thus negatively impact upon the other over time, albeit the effects were modest. Studies examining the...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8060
Marked
Mark
Did political constraints bind during transition? Evidence from Czech elections 1990-2002
(2008)
Doyle, Orla; Walsh, Patrick P.
Did political constraints bind during transition? Evidence from Czech elections 1990-2002
(2008)
Doyle, Orla; Walsh, Patrick P.
Abstract:
Many theoretical models of transition are driven by the assumption that economic decision making is subject to political constraints. In this paper we empirically test whether the winners and losers of economic reform determined voting behaviour in the first five national elections in the Czech Republic. We propose that voters, taking stock of endowments from the planning era, could predict whether they would become "winners" or "losers" of transition. Using survey data we measure the percentage of individuals by region who were "afraid" and "not afraid" of economic reform in 1990. We define the former as potential "winners" who should vote for pro-reform parties, while latter are potential "losers" who should support leftwing parties. Using national election results and regional economic indicators, we demonstrate that there is persistence in support for pro-reform and communist parties driven by prospective voting based o...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/547
Marked
Mark
Differential parent and teacher reports of school readiness in a disadvantaged community
(2011)
Doyle, Orla; Finnegan, Sarah; McNamara, Kelly
Differential parent and teacher reports of school readiness in a disadvantaged community
(2011)
Doyle, Orla; Finnegan, Sarah; McNamara, Kelly
Abstract:
Differential ratings by multiple informants are an important issue in survey design. Although much research has focused on differential reports of child behaviour, discrepancies between parent and teacher reports of children’s school readiness are less explored.
Not applicable
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2698
Marked
Mark
Does voting history matter : analysing persistence in turnout
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Does voting history matter : analysing persistence in turnout
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between consecutive voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association can exist due to unobserved heterogeneity (i.e. some fixed, but unobserved, characteristics makes voters consistently turn out to vote) or habit formation (i.e. past turnout decisions influence subsequent turnout decisions). This paper overcomes this problem using longitudinal data from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS) to examine voting behaviour across three elections. Utilising techniques developed in the econometrics literature we find that failing to control for unobserved heterogeneity overestimates the extent of habit formation by almost 100%. Estimating a dynamic model of voter turnout, allowing for unobserved heterogeneity, implies that voting in one election increases the probability of voting in the next by about 13%. This figure is far less t...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/167
Marked
Mark
Does voting history matter? Analysing persistence in turnout
(2009)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Does voting history matter? Analysing persistence in turnout
(2009)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between past and current voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association can exist due to habit formation or unobserved heterogeneity. This paper overcomes this problem using longitudinal data from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS) to examine voter turnout across three elections. It distinguishes between unobserved heterogeneity caused by fixed individual characteristics and the initial conditions problem, which occurs when voting behaviour in a previous, but unobserved, period influences current voting behaviour. It finds that controlling for fixed effects unobserved heterogeneity has little impact on the estimated degree of habit in voter turnout, however failing to control for initial conditions reduces the estimate by a half. The results imply that voting in one election increases the probability of voting in a subse...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/951
Marked
Mark
Early childhood intervention : rationale, timing, and efficacy
(2008)
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Tremblay, Richard Ernest
Early childhood intervention : rationale, timing, and efficacy
(2008)
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Tremblay, Richard Ernest
Abstract:
This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how early is early? It motivates the need for early intervention by providing an overview of the impact of adverse factors during the antenatal and early childhood period on outcomes later in life. Early childhood interventions, even poorly designed ones, are costly to implement, therefore it is vital that interventions are well-designed if they are to yield high economic and social returns. The paper therefore presents a set of guiding principles for the effectiveness of early intervention. It concludes by presenting a case for a new study of the optimal timing of interventions.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/546
Marked
Mark
Early intervention and child health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
(2015)
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, Caroline
Early intervention and child health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
(2015)
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, Caroline
Abstract:
This article investigates the impact of an early intervention program, which experimentally modifies the parenting and home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 (115 intervention, 118 control) pregnant women from a socioeconomically disadvantaged community in Dublin, Ireland into an intervention or control group. The treatment includes regular home visits commencing antenatally and an additional parenting course commencing at 2 years. Maternal reports of child health are assessed at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Treatment effects are estimated using permutation testing to account for small sample size, inverse probability weighting to account for differential attrition, and the stepdown procedure to account for multiple hypothesis testing. Following adjustment for multiple testing and attrition, we observe a positive and statistically significant main treatment effect for wheezing/asthma. The interventio...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6524
Marked
Mark
Early intervention and child health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
(2015)
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, Caroline
Early intervention and child health: Evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
(2015)
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, Caroline
Abstract:
This article investigates the impact of an early intervention program, which experimentally modifies the parenting and home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 (115 intervention, 118 control) pregnant women from a socioeconomically disadvantaged community in Dublin, Ireland into an intervention or control group. The treatment includes regular home visits commencing antenatally and an additional parenting course commencing at 2 years. Maternal reports of child health are assessed at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Treatment effects are estimated using permutation testing to account for small sample size, inverse probability weighting to account for differential attrition, and the stepdown procedure to account for multiple hypothesis testing. Following adjustment for multiple testing and attrition, we observe a positive and statistically significant main treatment effect for wheezing/asthma. The interventio...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6645
Marked
Mark
Expressive language and prosocial behaviour in early childhood: Longitudinal associations in the UK Millennium Cohort Study
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste; Doyle, Orla; Falissard, Bruno; Trembl...
Expressive language and prosocial behaviour in early childhood: Longitudinal associations in the UK Millennium Cohort Study
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste; Doyle, Orla; Falissard, Bruno; Tremblay, Richard Ernest
Abstract:
Background: Early childhood is a crucial period for language development and building social skills. While distinct, these two processes may impact upon each other. Aims: The current study aimed to identify the directional associations between expressive language ability and prosocial behaviour between three and five years of age. Methods: Participants included 14, 004 children and their families enrolled in the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). Children’s expressive language and prosocial behaviour were assessed at three and five years of age utilizing standardized assessments and parent reports. Cross-lagged models were used for data analysis. Results: Better expressive language at three years was associated with increased prosocial behaviour by five years. No support for the inverse direction of association was found. Conclusions: Children’s early ability to effectively express themselves with others may help in building better social relationships by entry into formal schooling....
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8057
Marked
Mark
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation: A comparison between France and French-speaking Canada
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Côté, Sylvana M.; Lauzon-Guillain, Blandine de; Doyle, Orla; T...
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation: A comparison between France and French-speaking Canada
(2016)
Girard, Lisa-Christine; Côté, Sylvana M.; Lauzon-Guillain, Blandine de; Doyle, Orla; Tremblay, Richard Ernest; et al.
Abstract:
Background: Breastfeeding is associated with multiple domains of health for both mothers and children. Nevertheless, breastfeeding initiation is low within certain developed countries. Furthermore, comparative studies of initiation rates using harmonised data across multiple regions is scarce. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare individual-level determinants of breastfeeding initiation using two French-speaking cohorts. Methods: Participants included ~ 3,900 mothers enrolled in two cohort studies in Canada and France. Interviews, questionnaires, and medical records were utilised to collect information on maternal, family, and medical factors associated with breastfeeding initiation. Results: Rates of breastfeeding initiation were similar across cohorts, slightly above 70%. Women in both Canada and France who had higher levels of maternal education, were born outside of their respective countries and who did not smoke during pregnancy were more like...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8190
Marked
Mark
Maternal Employment, Childcare and Childhood Overweight during Infancy
(2014)
McDonnell, Thérèse; Doyle, Orla
Maternal Employment, Childcare and Childhood Overweight during Infancy
(2014)
McDonnell, Thérèse; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
This paper examines the relationship between maternal employment, childcare during infancy and the overweight status of pre-school children. Using data from the Infant Cohort of the Growing-Up in Ireland Survey, propensity score matching addresses the issue of potential selection bias, quantile regression allows the impact of both maternal employment and childcare to be examined throughout the weight distribution and multiple imputation is used to address the problem of missing data due to item non-response. The results suggest that both full-time and part-time maternal employment when a child is 9 months old increase the likelihood of being overweight at 3 years old, but only for children of mothers with higher levels of education. Informal childcare at 9 months also has harmful effects on child weight, but again only for children of more educated mothers. Quantile regression finds that the children most impacted by maternal employment are those at the upper percentiles of the w...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6111
Marked
Mark
Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
(2013)
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, Caitriona; Moon, Seong Hyeok
Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
(2013)
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, Caitriona; Moon, Seong Hyeok
Abstract:
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents early evidence on the nature of skill formation based on an experimentally designed, five-year home visiting program in Ireland targeting disadvantaged families - Preparing for Life (PFL). We examine the impact of investment between utero to 18 months of age on a range of parental and child outcomes. Using the methodology of Heckman et al. (2010a), permutation testing methods and a stepdown procedure are applied to account for the small sample size and the increased likelihood of false discoveries when examining multiple outcomes. The results show that the program impact is concentrated on parental behaviors and the home environment, with little impact on child development at this early stag...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4550
Marked
Mark
Measuring the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Measuring the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland
(2008)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the direct impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the impact of health, both physical and psychological, and perceptions of the health service on voter turnout in Ireland using the European Social Survey in 2005. The results show that individuals with poor subjective health are significantly less likely to vote in a General Election. Dissatisfaction with the health service is also associated with a lower probability of voting. However these effects interact: those with poor health and who are dissatisfied with the health service are more likely to vote. Psychological well-being has no effect on voter turnout. The health effects identified in this study are large. Therefore, given the PR electoral system in Ireland, small changes in voter turnout could have dramatic consequences for electoral outcomes.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/173
Marked
Mark
Money, mentoring and making friends : the impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance
(2010)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla; O'Reilly, Patricia; O'Sullivan, Vincent
Money, mentoring and making friends : the impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance
(2010)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla; O'Reilly, Patricia; O'Sullivan, Vincent
Abstract:
There is a well established socioeconomic gradient in educational attainment, despite much effort in recent decades to address this inequality. This study evaluates a university access program that provides financial, academic and social support to low socioeconomic status (SES) students using a natural experiment which exploits the time variation in the expansion of the program across schools. The program has parallels with US affirmative actions programs, although preferential treatment is based on SES rather than ethnicity. Evaluating the effectiveness of programs targeting disadvantaged students in Ireland is particularly salient given the high rate of return to education and the lack of intergenerational mobility in educational attainment. Overall, we identify positive treatment effects on first year exam performance, progression to second year and final year graduation rates, with the impact often stronger for higher ability students. We find similar patterns of results for st...
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2644
Marked
Mark
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain
(2007)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain
(2007)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
This article uses longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British general election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and personality into the participation literature and finds that they are significant determinants of turnout. It also shows that standard turnout models may be biased by the inclusion of the much used ‘interest in politics' measure. A bivariate probit model of turnout and political interest finds that individuals with high comprehension ability and an aggressive personality are more likely to both turn out to vote and have an interest in politics.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/16
Marked
Mark
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain
(2009)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain
(2009)
Denny, Kevin; Doyle, Orla
Abstract:
This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Cohort Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and personality into models of electoral participation and finds that firstly, their inclusion reduces the impact of education and secondly, that standard turnout models may be biased by the inclusion of the much used “interest in politics” measure. A bivariate probit model of turnout and interest then shows that individuals with high ability, an aggressive personality and a sense of civic duty are more likely to both turn out to vote and to have an interest in politics.
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/946
Displaying Results 1 - 25 of 47 on page 1 of 2
1
2
Bibtex
CSV
EndNote
RefWorks
RIS
XML
Institution
Trinity College Dublin (2)
University College Dublin (45)
Item Type
Doctoral thesis (1)
Journal article (8)
Working paper (38)
Year
2021 (1)
2020 (2)
2019 (3)
2018 (1)
2017 (2)
2016 (3)
2015 (2)
2014 (2)
2013 (1)
2012 (3)
2011 (7)
2010 (2)
2009 (5)
2008 (11)
2007 (1)
2005 (1)
built by Enovation Solutions