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Repeated political defeats diminishes the perceived legitimacy of the process with every loss; after three defeats, people's perceived legitimacy of the political system drops, finds @annakern.bsky.social@lalamur.bsky.socialdoi.org/10.1017/S175...

The effect of accumulated losses on perceptions of legitimacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2024

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Sofie Marien
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Figure 3. Decision acceptance of a loss taking previous losses into account.

Note: Only respondents who have lost in the third vote are depicted. Nonstandardized mean decision acceptance with 95% CIs.
Figure 4. Perceived legitimacy of the decision-making procedure taking number of losses into account.

Note: All respondents are depicted by the number of losses. Nonstandardized mean decision acceptance with 95% CIs.
Figure 5. The effect of accumulated losses on perceived legitimacy of the political system.

Note: SWD: satisfaction with democracy; PolTrust: political trust.
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