Welfare Attitudes in Crisis
The Role of Ideology in Healthcare Satisfaction in Portugal and Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2116362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Popic (0000-0003-2444-1671, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author), Diana Burlacu (0000-0003-1730-4433, Newcastle University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 657-678 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279422000332 |
| OpenAlex | W4306155952 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
Previous studies have documented that crisis trends are associated with negative changes in healthcare satisfaction. Yet, most research has focused on the role of self-interest and little is known about the ideological dimension of these changes. The article investigates this underexplored topic by examining the ideological divide in satisfaction with healthcare in two countries strongly hit by the recent economic crisis, Portugal and Ireland. The results of the empirical analysis based on the European Social Survey data from 2008 to 2015 show that ideology played a role in shaping healthcare satisfaction in both countries. In Portugal, healthcare satisfaction declined more for the left- than for the right-oriented, while in Ireland the right-oriented demonstrated a stronger decline in satisfaction than the left-oriented. In addition, the results identify an interaction between ideology and self-interest, showing that ideology trumps self-interest among the low income, but the opposite is true among the high income groups. Overall, these findings suggest that there is a substantive ideology-driven dimension in public satisfaction with health systems and point to the need for theoretical integration of different approaches in the analysis of healthcare attitudes in the crisis context
Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Economics · Empirical research · Geography · Health care · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
The public health effect of economic crises and alternative policy responses in Europe
Satisfaction with Health Care Systems
After Austerity
Welfare State Reforms Seen from Below
Welfare State Legitimacy in Times of Crisis and Austerity
Self-interest and the common good
Confidence in receiving medical care when seriously ill
Public health care in the balance
Increasing conflict in times of retrenchment? Attitudes towards healthcare provision in E urope between 1996 and 2002
The popular legitimacy of European healthcare systems
Popular perceptions of welfare state consequences
An East–West comparison of healthcare evaluations in Europe
Through ‘seas never before sailed’
Does Left-Right Orientation have a Causal Effect on Support for Redistribution? Causal Analysis with Cross-sectional Data Using Instrumental Variables
Economic inequality in satisfaction with healthcare in the Baltic countries during and after the economic crisis (2008–2014)
Portuguese healthcare reforms in the context of crisis
How Do Europeans Perceive Their Healthcare System? Patterns of Satisfaction and Preference for State Involvement in the Field of Healthcare
A Broken Public? Americans’ Responses to the Great Recession
Is the Government to Blame? An Experimental Test of How Partisanship Shapes Perceptions of Performance and Responsibility
Waiting for Godot? Welfare Attitudes in Portugal before and after the Financial Crisis
Self‐Interest, Symbolic Attitudes, and Support for Public Policy
The Insecure American
Parallel publics? Support for income redistribution in times of economic crisis
The Deservingness Heuristic and the Politics of Health Care
Making Austerity Popular
The Politics of Welfare Policy in Sweden
Explaining Social Policy Preferences
Patient sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of satisfaction with medical care
Social Capital in the Social Democratic Welfare State
How Unemployment Experience Affects Support for the Welfare State
Public Opinion on Healthcare in the Context of Economic Crisis
Social position, ideology, and distributive justice
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |