American Ambivalence Towards Abortion Policy
Development of a Heteroskedastic Probit Model of Competing Values
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Michael Alvarez (0000-0002-8113-4451), John Brehm |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1055 |
| Publication date | 1995-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111669 |
| OpenAlex | W2330339681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 205 |
| References cited | 16 |
Theory: Using elaboration-likelihood models and insights from the recent core beliefs literature, we show that conflicting core beliefs lead to ambivalence about policy choices. Hypotheses: Policy choices about abortion are heterogeneous. This heterogeneity across individuals is a function of the underlying conflict in their beliefs about the role of women and the sanctity of human life. Methods: A heteroskedastic probit model is developed to test the hypotheses. Results: Heterogeneity is observed for six of seven abortion policy choices; when core values conflict, respondents are more ambivalent in their policy responses and more difficult for our standard models to predict
Abortion · Ambivalence · Core (optical fiber · Econometrics · Economics · Heteroscedasticity · Ordered probit · Probit · Probit model · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology
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