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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorForster, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorOudejans, Annemarijn
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-16T00:02:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-16T00:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/46706
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the impact of having children on women's political self-efficacy, whether conservative beliefs influence women’s political self-efficacy and to what extent conservative beliefs moderate this relationship. Using data from 431 Dutch women in the European Social Survey, the study measures political self-efficacy through respondents' confidence in their political abilities. Results show that having young children (under 12) negatively affects women's political self-efficacy, even when controlling for education, income, employment, political interest, and government trust. Older children (over 12) do not significantly impact political self-efficacy. Conservative beliefs do not affect political self- efficacy or moderate the relationship between children and political self-efficacy. The findings suggest that childcare responsibilities, especially for young children, reduce women's political self-efficacy. To enhance political engagement among women, policies regarding childcare leave and establishing a mentor network are recommended.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.language.isoEN
dc.subjectThis thesis examines the impact of having children on women's political self-efficacy, whether conservative beliefs influence women’s political self-efficacy and to what extent conservative beliefs moderate this relationship. Using data from 431 Dutch women in the European Social Survey, the study measures political self-efficacy through respondents' confidence in their political abilities.
dc.titleFrom Home to the Political Arena: How Children and Conservative Beliefs Shape Women's Political Self-Efficacy
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsChildren; Political self-efficacy; conservative beliefs; women; ESS;
dc.subject.courseuuSociology: Contemporary Social Problems
dc.thesis.id33810


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