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Table 2 Items of PESS

From: An English-language adaptation and validation of the Political Efficacy Short Scale (PESS)

No.

Item

Subscale

1

I am good at understanding and assessing important political issues.

Internal

2

Politicians strive to keep in close touch with the people.

External

3

I have the confidence to take active part in a discussion about political issues.

Internal

4

Politicians care about what ordinary people think.

External

  1. The instructions are as follows: “In the following we are interested in your opinion concerning politics. You can agree to the statements below to a greater or lesser extent. Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the statements.”
  2. Internal = internal political efficacy, External = external political efficacy