The Austrians’ expectations for the future

Explanations based on a structural equation model combining various predictors of social integration

Bibliographic Data

ID21608321
AuthorsDimitri Prandner (0000-0002-8783-1848, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, corresponding author), Wolfgang Aschauer (0000-0002-7917-557X, University of Salzburg), Robert Moosbrugger (Johannes Kepler University of Linz)
Year2020
Volume45
Issue2
Pages235-255
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueÖsterreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1011-0070 • E-ISSN: 1862-2585
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11614-020-00404-1
OpenAlexW3083666886
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited56

Building on the knowledge that Europe is currently experiencing a high level of pessimism about the future, this article seeks to explain why Austrians view their own future as well as the country’s future with either pessimism or optimism. Both “futures” are often framed differently: A personal one that still seems to be under control and a societal one, which is perceived to be uncontrollable. Thus, social unease is higher than personal unease. Using structural equation modelling and data from the “Sozialer Survey Österreich”, indicators of social integration were found to be influential predictors. Results furthermore indicate an underlying explanation, tied to perceptions of societal malaise vs societal wellbeing, driving the opinions on the future in specific directions

Economics · Epistemology · Futures contract · Management · Optimism · Perception · Pessimism · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Philosophy · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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