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Tko su podupiratelji hrvatskoga članstva u Europskoj uniji i NATO-u? Prediktivna vrijednost osobnog i nacionalnog zadovoljstva

The Republic of Croatia is a candidate member of associations such as the European Union and NATO. Croatia’ s full membership in the mentioned associations is expected in the near future. Whether this membership will improve the quality of life for Croatian citizens (in which way and during which time periods) is a fundamental issue in current public discussions. In this study, we tested if there are any differences between Croatian citizens who support and those who are opposed to Croatia’ s membership in the EU and NATO with respect to personal and national well-being. In addition, we affirmed the ways in which these groups differed with respect to particular socio-demographic characteristics and to what extent it is possible in terms of these characteristics to explain personal and national well-being in the groups of supporters and non-supporters. This research was conducted using a national representative sample of 4, 000 adults. Besides their own explanations of Croatia’ s entry into the EU and NATO, citizens also filled in The International Well-Being Index (IWI, 2006). Social demographic data was also collected. Supporters of Croatia’ s inclusion into the EU and NATO are more satisfied with national aspects of life (satisfaction with economy, environment, social conditions, government, business, and national security). Further, they are somewhat more satisfied with personal aspects of life (satisfaction with material status, health, achievement, relationships, safety, community, future security, and spirituality). It is worth noting that the index of national satisfaction is an important predictor of attitudes with regard to entry into international associations along with particular socio-demographic characteristics. The use of IWI as a predictor of social attitudes in this type of study is also discussed in this paper.

osobno zadovoljstvo ; nacionalno zadovoljstvo

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