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Issue Attitudes

Issue Attitudes is a political science construct that refers to an individual's evaluative orientations toward specific public policies or societal problems, distinguishing it from broader ideological predispositions or partisan identities by focusing on substantively bounded concerns such as healthcare, immigration, or environmental regulation.

373

Publications

34.8K

Citations

832

Authors

348

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

110

Variants

Issue-specific Attitudes

Parents

Publications

373

The Functional Approach to the Study of Attitudes

Daniel Katz · Public Opinion Quarterly · 1960 · 2.9K citations

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Self-Interest vs. Symbolic Politics in Policy Attitudes and Presidential Voting

David O. Sears, Richard R. Lau, Tom R. Tyler et al. · American Political Science Review · 1980 · 931 citations

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Issue salience, issue ownership, and issue-based vote choice

Éric Bélanger, Bonnie M. Meguid · Electoral Studies · 2008 · 806 citations

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Personality and Political Attitudes: Relationships across Issue Domains and Political Contexts

Alan S. Gerber, Gregory A. Huber, David Doherty et al. · American Political Science Review · 2010 · 805 citations

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Measures of Political Attitudes.

Gary M. Maranell, John P. Robinson, Jerrold G. Rusk et al. · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 760 citations

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Authors

832

  1. WG
    William G. Jacoby

    Michigan State University, United States

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

    6

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  2. FS
    Fuyuan Shen

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 133 citations

    4

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  3. JL
    John L. Sullivan

    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States

    3 publications · 155 citations

    3

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  4. JA
    John A. Fleishman

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States

    3 publications · 233 citations

    3

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  5. KA
    Kevin Arceneaux

    Temple University, United States

    3 publications · 307 citations

    3

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Institutions

348

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    916 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    3.6K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    495 citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    715 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    858 citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    532 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 14 publications · 2.9K citations

    14

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  2. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 15 publications · 1.4K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. Political Psychology

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

    h-index

  4. Public Opinion Quarterly

    POQ · 12 publications · 4K citations

    12

    h-index

  5. American Political Science Review

    12 publications · 4K citations

    12

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