Vertaile menetelmiä

	Poliittisen vaikuttamisen asteikko	Äänestäjien kyynisyysasteikko
Tieteenala	Poliittinen psykologia	Poliittinen psykologia
Menetelmäperhe	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Syntyvuosi	1969	1960
Kehittäjä	Richard Niemi, Steven Craig, Albert Bandura	Angus Campbell et al.
Tyyppi	Self-report	Self-report
Alkuperäislähde	Niemi, R. G., Craig, S. C., & Mattei, F. (1991). Measuring internal political efficacy in the 1988 National Election Study. American Political Science Review, 85(4), 1407-1413.	Campbell, A., Converse, P. E., Miller, W. E., & Stokes, D. E. (1960). The American voter. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Rinnakkaisnimet	Political Efficacy, Internal Efficacy, External Efficacy	PCS, Political Efficacy Cynicism, Electoral System Cynicism
Liittyvät	3	3
Tiivistelmä	Political efficacy measures sense of personal agency and power in the political system, encompassing both internal efficacy (belief in own political competence and understanding) and external efficacy (belief that the political system is responsive to citizen input). Rooted in Bandura's self-efficacy theory (1977) and developed for political contexts by Niemi, Craig, and colleagues (1969 onwards), the measure explains why some citizens feel empowered to engage in politics while others feel powerless. High-efficacy citizens are substantially more likely to participate, contact representatives, and vote; low-efficacy citizens withdraw from politics and are susceptible to anti-democratic appeals.	The Voter Cynicism Scale measures citizen skepticism and disillusionment regarding the political process, including beliefs that the electoral system is rigged, politicians are self-serving, and voting does not matter. The measure captures a pessimistic orientation toward electoral democracy distinct from distrust in institutions (which can coexist with belief in democratic potential) or political alienation. Rooted in Campbell et al.'s American Voter (1960) tradition of measuring political efficacy and cynicism, the scale remains central to understanding voter turnout decline, support for populist alternatives, and democratic legitimacy crises.