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<p>Drawing on data from the Chinese Social Survey 2021, this study examined the impact of political participation, police trust, and sense of social justice on public security perceptions. Descriptive analysis revealed that Chinese residents generally reported high levels of public security perception, but personal information security, privacy security, and food safety were the key weaknesses in people’s public security evaluations. Multiple mediation analysis demonstrated that political participation had a significant effect on public security perceptions. Police trust and the sense of social justice mediated the relationship between political participation and public security perceptions. Specifically, political participation not only directly affected public security perceptions but also exerted and indirect effect through police trust, sense of social justice, and the chain mediation involving both factors. Moreover, the pathway of political participation→police trust→public security perceptions was identified as the most crucial mechanism. These findings shed new light on the underlying dynamics between political participation and public security perceptions, providing valuable implications for policymakers seeking to enhance civic engagement and foster greater public confidence in security.</p>

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Political Participation, Police Trust, Sense of Social Justice, and Perception of Public Security: An Analysis of Multiple Mediating Effects

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    2026年4月14日

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  • Dianxi Wang,
  • Tiangning Zhan

摘要

Drawing on data from the Chinese Social Survey 2021, this study examined the impact of political participation, police trust, and sense of social justice on public security perceptions. Descriptive analysis revealed that Chinese residents generally reported high levels of public security perception, but personal information security, privacy security, and food safety were the key weaknesses in people’s public security evaluations. Multiple mediation analysis demonstrated that political participation had a significant effect on public security perceptions. Police trust and the sense of social justice mediated the relationship between political participation and public security perceptions. Specifically, political participation not only directly affected public security perceptions but also exerted and indirect effect through police trust, sense of social justice, and the chain mediation involving both factors. Moreover, the pathway of political participation→police trust→public security perceptions was identified as the most crucial mechanism. These findings shed new light on the underlying dynamics between political participation and public security perceptions, providing valuable implications for policymakers seeking to enhance civic engagement and foster greater public confidence in security.