Book contents
- Persistent Citizens
- Persistent Citizens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Evolution and Contemporary State of Welfare Provision in Brazil and Argentina
- 3 Citizen Perspectives on Seeking Access to the State
- 4 A Theory of the Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 5 The Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 6 Knowledge of Social Rights as a Source of Entitlement, Indignation, and Self-Efficacy
- 7 Contrasting Patterns of Partisanship and Attitudes toward the State in Brazil and Argentina
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
5 - The Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
Empirical Evidence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2026
Book contents
- Persistent Citizens
- Persistent Citizens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Evolution and Contemporary State of Welfare Provision in Brazil and Argentina
- 3 Citizen Perspectives on Seeking Access to the State
- 4 A Theory of the Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 5 The Attitudinal Determinants of State-Centric Persistence
- 6 Knowledge of Social Rights as a Source of Entitlement, Indignation, and Self-Efficacy
- 7 Contrasting Patterns of Partisanship and Attitudes toward the State in Brazil and Argentina
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter provides an empirical test of the psychological theory presented in Chapter 4 of Persistent Citizens. The authors use original survey data from Brazil and Argentina to analyze respondents’ willingness to persist in seeking public health care and early childhood education services. The results of the quantitative analysis demonstrate a statistically significant positive relationship between the three "2ei" attitudes – entitlement, indignation, and self-efficacy – and the likelihood of engaging in state-centric persistence. The chapter provides robust evidence supporting the book’s core theoretical claim that an individual’s attitudes are a crucial determinant of their actions toward the state. It explores and finds limited evidence for alternative explanations for persistence, such as socioeconomic factors. The chapter also shows that 2ei uniquely predicts state-centric persistence versus other types of behavior.
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- Persistent CitizensPursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina, pp. 105 - 143Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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