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	มาตรวัดการมีส่วนร่วมทางการเมือง	มาตรวัดความรู้สึกไม่ไว้วางใจนักการเมือง (Voter Cynicism Scale)
สาขาวิชา	จิตวิทยาการเมือง	จิตวิทยาการเมือง
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1995	1960
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Sidney Verba, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry Brady	Angus Campbell et al.
ประเภท	Self-report	Self-report
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	Verba, S., Schlozman, K. L., & Brady, H. E. (1995). Voice and equality: Civic voluntarism in American politics. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.	Campbell, A., Converse, P. E., Miller, W. E., & Stokes, D. E. (1960). The American voter. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	PPCS, Civic Participation Measure, Political Activity Scale	PCS, Political Efficacy Cynicism, Electoral System Cynicism
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	3	3
สรุป	The Political Participation Scale measures engagement in civic and political activities, encompassing voting, campaign involvement, contacting officials, organizational membership, community volunteering, and protest activity. Developed by Verba, Schlozman, and Brady (1995), the measure captures both conventional participation (voting, contacting representatives) and unconventional participation (protest, civil disobedience). It addresses fundamental questions in political science: Why do some citizens engage while others withdraw? How do structural resources (time, money, education) and psychological factors (efficacy, interest) drive participation?	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.