Georgi Dragolov
Biographic Data
| ID | 132230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Georgi Dragolov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Georgi |
| FAMILY NAME | Dragolov |
| SIGNATURE | DRAGOLOV G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Constructor University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Values and Trust
Existing research has not systematically examined how basic human values relate to different forms of trust, namely generalised interpersonal and institutional trust, at both the societal and individual levels. This study addresses the question: How do Openness to Change, Self‐Transcendence, Conservation, and Self‐Enhancement values relate to trust (generalised and institutional) at the macro and micro levels? Using data from Round 10 of the Euro…
Social Cohesion in International Comparison
Although social integration has always been a central sociological issue, there has never been a consensus how to approach the topic empirically. In the new millennium, social cohesion has emerged as a lead concept for measuring how integrated societies are—not the least, because many observers see the social fabric of modern-day societies in deep crisis. Consequently, scholars and think tanks have intensified their efforts to chart how strong th…
Reality bites
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented government interventions in many people's lives. Opposition to these measures was not only based on policy disagreements but for some founded in an outright denial of basic facts surrounding the pandemic, challenging social cohesion. Conspiracy beliefs have been prolific within various protest groups and require attention, as such attitudes have been shown to be associated with lower rule compliance…
Social Cohesion and Its Correlates
Trust can either be conceived of as a social glue in its own right, or as a constitutive element of a larger societal syndrome, termed social cohesion. This contribution takes the latter perspective, analyzing social trust and trust in institutions as integral parts of social cohesion more generally. Despite ongoing worries about the state of social cohesion in contemporary societies, surprisingly little is known as to which macro-level condition…
Happier together. Social cohesion and subjective well‐being in Europe
Despite mushrooming research on “social” determinants of subjective well‐being ( SWB ), little is known as to whether social cohesion as a collective property is among the key societal conditions for human happiness. This article fills this gap in investigating the importance of living in a cohesive society for citizens' SWB . For 27 European Union countries, it combines the newly developed Bertelsmann Foundation's Cohesion Index with individual …
Social Cohesion in the Western World
Social Axioms as Mediators Between Culture-Level and Individual-Level Values
We offer empirical evidence for a new conceptual view on the interdependence of culture-level values and individual value preferences. A study of 291 sojourner students from 56 nationalities tests the hypothesis that social axioms fully mediate the relationship between culture-level and individual value preferences. Cultural values were operationalized with Schwartz's three culture-level value oppositions: embeddedness-autonomy, mastery-harmony, …
Why Inequality Makes Europeans Less Happy
Are more equal societies ‘better’ societies? This article addresses the question as to whether and why income inequality lowers the degree of Europeans’ subjective well-being. While in broad international comparisons typically no clear-cut link between income inequality and (un)happiness exists, we can demonstrate that Europeans are somewhat less happy in more unequal places. We further discuss and empirically test three explanations as to why Eu…
Developing and Evaluating the Social Axioms Survey in Eleven Countries
Based on a deductive, culturally decentered approach, new items were generated to improve the reliability of the original Social Axioms Survey, which measures individuals' general beliefs about the world. In Study 1, results from 11 countries support the original five-factor structure and achieve higher reliability for the axiom dimensions as measured by the new scale. Moreover, moderate but meaningful associations between axiom and Big-Five pers…
Why Inequality Makes Europeans Less Happy
Are more equal societies ‘better’ societies? This article addresses the question as to whether and why income inequality lowers the degree of Europeans’ subjective well-being. While in broad international comparisons typically no clear-cut link between income inequality and (un)happiness exists, we can demonstrate that Europeans are somewhat less happy in more unequal places. We further discuss and empirically test three explanations as to why Eu…
Social Cohesion and Its Correlates
Trust can either be conceived of as a social glue in its own right, or as a constitutive element of a larger societal syndrome, termed social cohesion. This contribution takes the latter perspective, analyzing social trust and trust in institutions as integral parts of social cohesion more generally. Despite ongoing worries about the state of social cohesion in contemporary societies, surprisingly little is known as to which macro-level condition…
Developing and Evaluating the Social Axioms Survey in Eleven Countries
Based on a deductive, culturally decentered approach, new items were generated to improve the reliability of the original Social Axioms Survey, which measures individuals' general beliefs about the world. In Study 1, results from 11 countries support the original five-factor structure and achieve higher reliability for the axiom dimensions as measured by the new scale. Moreover, moderate but meaningful associations between axiom and Big-Five pers…
Social Cohesion in the Western World
Social Axioms as Mediators Between Culture-Level and Individual-Level Values
We offer empirical evidence for a new conceptual view on the interdependence of culture-level values and individual value preferences. A study of 291 sojourner students from 56 nationalities tests the hypothesis that social axioms fully mediate the relationship between culture-level and individual value preferences. Cultural values were operationalized with Schwartz's three culture-level value oppositions: embeddedness-autonomy, mastery-harmony, …
Social Cohesion in International Comparison
Although social integration has always been a central sociological issue, there has never been a consensus how to approach the topic empirically. In the new millennium, social cohesion has emerged as a lead concept for measuring how integrated societies are—not the least, because many observers see the social fabric of modern-day societies in deep crisis. Consequently, scholars and think tanks have intensified their efforts to chart how strong th…
Reality bites
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented government interventions in many people's lives. Opposition to these measures was not only based on policy disagreements but for some founded in an outright denial of basic facts surrounding the pandemic, challenging social cohesion. Conspiracy beliefs have been prolific within various protest groups and require attention, as such attitudes have been shown to be associated with lower rule compliance…
Developing and Evaluating the Social Axioms Survey in Eleven Countries
Based on a deductive, culturally decentered approach, new items were generated to improve the reliability of the original Social Axioms Survey, which measures individuals' general beliefs about the world. In Study 1, results from 11 countries support the original five-factor structure and achieve higher reliability for the axiom dimensions as measured by the new scale. Moreover, moderate but meaningful associations between axiom and Big-Five pers…
Why Inequality Makes Europeans Less Happy
Are more equal societies ‘better’ societies? This article addresses the question as to whether and why income inequality lowers the degree of Europeans’ subjective well-being. While in broad international comparisons typically no clear-cut link between income inequality and (un)happiness exists, we can demonstrate that Europeans are somewhat less happy in more unequal places. We further discuss and empirically test three explanations as to why Eu…
Social Axioms as Mediators Between Culture-Level and Individual-Level Values
We offer empirical evidence for a new conceptual view on the interdependence of culture-level values and individual value preferences. A study of 291 sojourner students from 56 nationalities tests the hypothesis that social axioms fully mediate the relationship between culture-level and individual value preferences. Cultural values were operationalized with Schwartz's three culture-level value oppositions: embeddedness-autonomy, mastery-harmony, …
Happier together. Social cohesion and subjective well‐being in Europe
Despite mushrooming research on “social” determinants of subjective well‐being ( SWB ), little is known as to whether social cohesion as a collective property is among the key societal conditions for human happiness. This article fills this gap in investigating the importance of living in a cohesive society for citizens' SWB . For 27 European Union countries, it combines the newly developed Bertelsmann Foundation's Cohesion Index with individual …
Social Cohesion in the Western World
Social Cohesion and Its Correlates
Trust can either be conceived of as a social glue in its own right, or as a constitutive element of a larger societal syndrome, termed social cohesion. This contribution takes the latter perspective, analyzing social trust and trust in institutions as integral parts of social cohesion more generally. Despite ongoing worries about the state of social cohesion in contemporary societies, surprisingly little is known as to which macro-level condition…
Reality bites
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented government interventions in many people's lives. Opposition to these measures was not only based on policy disagreements but for some founded in an outright denial of basic facts surrounding the pandemic, challenging social cohesion. Conspiracy beliefs have been prolific within various protest groups and require attention, as such attitudes have been shown to be associated with lower rule compliance…
Social Cohesion in International Comparison
Although social integration has always been a central sociological issue, there has never been a consensus how to approach the topic empirically. In the new millennium, social cohesion has emerged as a lead concept for measuring how integrated societies are—not the least, because many observers see the social fabric of modern-day societies in deep crisis. Consequently, scholars and think tanks have intensified their efforts to chart how strong th…
Values and Trust
Existing research has not systematically examined how basic human values relate to different forms of trust, namely generalised interpersonal and institutional trust, at both the societal and individual levels. This study addresses the question: How do Openness to Change, Self‐Transcendence, Conservation, and Self‐Enhancement values relate to trust (generalised and institutional) at the macro and micro levels? Using data from Round 10 of the Euro…
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Social Capital and Networks (4 works) · Cohesion (chemistry (3 works) · Economics (3 works)