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Abstract
Satisfaction with democracy (SWD) is one of the most commonly studied topics in the fields of political behavior and public opinion. Gauged with a survey question that asks respondents whether they are satisfied with the way democracy works, SWD has featured as an independent or dependent variable in more than 400 publications. In this Synthesis, we review the evolution and findings of this nearly 50-year-old body of literature, identifying gaps and disagreements. We pay particular attention to issues of measurement and conceptualization, research methodology, and real-world importance. We conclude by highlighting critical areas of future research, including continued investigation into the measurement of SWD and what the question captures, more qualitative and (quasi-)experimental work, more focus on emotions and extreme (dis)satisfaction, and greater geographic coverage.
民主满意度(Satisfaction with democracy, SWD)是政治行为和民意研究领域中最常研究的课题之一。社会福利署在超过400份刊物中以自变量或因变量的形式出现，问卷询问受访者是否满意民主的运作方式。在本文中，我们回顾了这一近50年的文献体系的演变和发现，找出了差距和分歧。我们特别关注测量和概念化问题，研究方法和现实世界的重要性。最后，我们强调了未来研究的关键领域，包括继续研究社会福利的测量方法和问题所反映的内容，更多的定性和(准)实验工作，更多地关注情绪和极端(不满)满意度，以及更大的地理覆盖范围。
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Published since 1937, Public Opinion Quarterly is among the most frequently cited journals of its kind. Such interdisciplinary leadership benefits academicians and all social science researchers by providing a trusted source for a wide range of high quality research. POQ selectively publishes important theoretical contributions to opinion and communication research, analyses of current public opinion, and investigations of methodological issues involved in survey validity—including questionnaire construction, interviewing and interviewers, sampling strategy, and mode of administration. The theoretical and methodological advances detailed in pages of POQ ensure its importance as a research resource.
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