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	Thang đo Giá trị Dân chủ	Thước đo Niềm tin vào Thể chế
Lĩnh vực	Xã hội học chính trị	Xã hội học chính trị
Họ	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Năm ra đời	1999–2015	1975–2011
Người khởi xướng	Russell Dalton, Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Christian Welzel	David Easton, Marc Hetherington, Pippa Norris
Loại	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Công trình gốc	Dalton, R. J. (2004). Democratic challenges, democratic choices: The erosion of political support in advanced industrial democracies. Oxford University Press.	Hetherington, M. J. (2005). Why trust matters: Declining political trust and the demise of American liberalism. Princeton University Press.
Tên gọi khác	DVS, Democratic Attitudes Scale	ITS, Institutional Confidence Index
Liên quan	4	4
Tóm tắt	The Democratic Values Scale measures commitment to core principles of democratic governance including free speech, rule of law, fair elections, protection of minorities, and transparent institutions. Rather than measuring support for democracy as a system (which is nearly universal in principle), it captures depth of commitment to democratic norms, tolerance for dissent, and willingness to protect rights of political opponents. Developed by comparative political scientists including Dalton, Klingemann, and Welzel, it reveals psychological foundations of democratic stability.	The Institutional Trust Scale measures an individual's confidence and trust in formal political and social institutions including parliament, courts, police, media, and civil service. Distinct from generalized interpersonal trust, institutional trust reflects belief in the legitimacy, fairness, and effectiveness of formal organizations that structure governance and public life. Developed in political science by scholars including David Easton and Marc Hetherington, it is a key indicator of democratic health and governance legitimacy.