Societal pessimism in Japan, the United States, and The Netherlands

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ID6277668
AuthorsPepijn Van Houwelingen (0000-0002-7147-4719, Netherlands Institute for Social Research, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume17
Issue3
Pages427-450
Publication date2016-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJapanese Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-1099 • E-ISSN: 1474-0060
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1468109916000177
OpenAlexW2507249429
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

This paper starts out with a theoretical argument, based on panel data, that public mood in general and societal pessimism in particular should be measured from an explicitly temporal perspective. Next, based on a survey among more than 200 Japanese students and a wide array of existing (longitudinal) data sources in three different languages and covering several decades it is shown that public mood in three quite different countries – first and foremost Japan, but also the United States and The Netherlands – is quite apprehensive. In all these three countries societal pessimism can be observed during the past quarter century. Finally, utilizing a MDSD approach a few possible tentative explanations for this observed pessimism are sought

Argument (complex analysis · Economic history · Economics · Epistemology · Mood · Perspective (graphical · Pessimism · Political science · Positive economics · Quarter (Canadian coin · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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