https://m2.mtmt.hu/ eng 2026-07-26 19:44 JournalArticle 36112611 APPROVED true 0 false 2026-07-11T12:17:15.461+0000 2026-06-11T09:29:50.322+0000 2025-04-28T13:02:25.696+0000 true 10065427 Stefkovics Ádám /api/author/10065427 Author Ádám Stefkovics (szociológia) true 2026-06-04T12:18:38.771+0000 2026-06-04T12:18:38.771+0000 Admin 10101397 /api/admin/10101397 Tamás Tokai (Központi 2-3, admin) Tokai Tamás true true 2026-05-21T11:51:34.271+0000 true false true 24 24 /api/publicationtype/24 PublicationType Journal Article 1 true 24 JournalArticle true 10000059 Article true 24 24 /api/publicationtype/24 PublicationType Journal Article 1 true 24 JournalArticle /api/subtype/10000059 Szakcikk SubType Article (Journal Article) 101 true 10000059 true 1 /api/category/1 Category Scientific true 1 Gere, Dömötör true true /api/journal/10015120 REVIEWED COMPARATIVE EUROPEAN POLITICS 1472-4790 1740-388X true false 10015120 false 10015120 true 1472-4790 1740-388X Journal FOREIGN 23 4 593 614 593 22 2025 The left–right ideological position of individuals is a key variable in political science, often used to ease the complexities of political preferences into a single dimension. Despite its widespread use, the single-item left–right scale has faced criticism for failing to capture the nuanced perceptions of respondents and for being susceptible to differential item functioning (DIF), where individuals interpret scale points differently across various contexts. This study investigates the comparability of the left–right scale across 30 European countries using the anchoring vignette approach. Data comes from large, nationally representative samples (N = 30,000) collected through computer-assisted telephone interviews. Respondents were asked to place two individuals, described as leftist or rightist on a single, 0–11 point left–right scale. The vignettes focused on the cultural aspects of the left–right concept. Our findings reveal significant variations in the interpretation of the left–right ideological scale. The ordering, the mean placements of the vignettes and the average distance between vignette placements all varied significantly between countries, indicating substantial cross-national differences in the interpretation of ideological positions. The findings suggest that the cultural elements of the left–right concept are not perceived in the same way across Europe. Based on these cautionary results we argue that researchers employing a single-item left–right scale to gauge ideological positions in comparative analyses in Europe should consider implementing corrections for measurement invariance or acknowledge the possibility of varying interpretations. true 2025 true true true false true false GREEN 2026-07-11 true https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x 7 0 6 5 1 5 6 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 1 0 7 6 6 5 0 1 1 Folyóiratcikk Journal Article 24 4 Könyvrészlet Chapter in Book 25 2 Könyv Book 23 0 Egyéb konferenciaközlemény Conference paper 31 0 Egyéb konferenciakötet Conference proceedings 32 0 Oltalmi formák Protection forms 26 0 Disszertáció Thesis 28 0 Egyéb Miscellaneous 29 1 Alkotás Achievement 22 0 Kutatási adat Research data 33 0 Folyóiratcikk Journal Article 24 0 0 0 Könyvrészlet Chapter in Book 25 0 0 0 Könyv Book 23 0 0 0 Egyéb konferenciaközlemény Conference paper 31 0 0 0 Egyéb konferenciakötet Conference proceedings 32 0 0 0 Oltalmi formák Protection forms 26 0 0 0 Disszertáció Thesis 28 0 0 0 Egyéb Miscellaneous 29 0 0 0 Alkotás Achievement 22 0 0 0 Kutatási adat Research data 33 0 0 0 2025 0 2 2 2 2 2026 0 5 4 5 4 Q1 A nemzetközi false false false false 2025-05-01T08:31:00.374+0000 Alkalmazott Ontológia Kutatócsoport (PTE / KPVK); Lendület Recens Kutatócsoport (HUN-REN TK); Századvég Csoport; Történelemtudományi Doktori Iskola (PPKE / BTK) 3 23 4 3 0 true 10101397 Language 10002 /api/language/10002 English Angol English true 2 true PersonAuthorship 126287549 /api/authorship/126287549 Gere, Dömötör [Gere, Dömötör (Politikai elemző), author] Századvég 1 0.333 true false false Author 10089342 /api/author/10089342 Dömötör Gere (Politikai elemző) Gere Dömötör true true Gere Dömötör true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 Author 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126287550 /api/authorship/126287550 Kollár, Dávid [Kollár, Dávid (Szociológia), author] Doctoral School of History (PPCU); Századvég; Applied Ontology Research Group (UP / FCSERD) 2 0.333 false false false Author 10067136 /api/author/10067136 Dávid Kollár (Szociológia) Kollár Dávid true true Kollár Dávid true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 Author 0 true 0 true false true PersonAuthorship 126287551 /api/authorship/126287551 Stefkovics, Ádám [Stefkovics, Ádám (szociológia), author] Lendulet Research Center for Educational and Ne...; Századvég 3 0.333 false true false Author 10065427 /api/author/10065427 Ádám Stefkovics (szociológia) Stefkovics Ádám true true Stefkovics Ádám true false false AuthorshipType 1 /api/authorshiptype/1 Author 0 true 0 true false true PublicationIdentifier 29289727 /api/publicationidentifier/29289727 DOI: 10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x PlainSource 6 /api/publicationsource/6 DOI PublicationSourceType 10001 /api/publicationsourcetype/10001 DOI true true true DOI DOI https://doi.org/@@@ true true 6 true GREEN true IDENTICAL 10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x false true PublicationIdentifier 29299989 /api/publicationidentifier/29299989 WoS: 001473742000001 PlainSource 1 /api/publicationsource/1 WoS PublicationSourceType 10003 /api/publicationsourcetype/10003 Indexelő adatbázis false true true WoS WoS https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/@@@ true true 1 true IDENTICAL 001473742000001 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/001473742000001 false true PublicationIdentifier 29309055 /api/publicationidentifier/29309055 Scopus: 105003443357 PlainSource 3 /api/publicationsource/3 Scopus PublicationSourceType 10003 /api/publicationsourcetype/10003 Indexelő adatbázis false true true Scopus Scopus http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?origin=inward&eid=2-s2.0-@@@ true true 3 true IDENTICAL 105003443357 http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?origin=inward&eid=2-s2.0-105003443357 false true PublicationIdentifier 29289728 /api/publicationidentifier/29289728 Other URL: https://link.springer.com/10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x PlainSource 40 /api/publicationsource/40 Other URL PublicationSourceType 10006 /api/publicationsourcetype/10006 Link true true true Egyéb URL Other URL @@@ true true 40 true https://link.springer.com/10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x https://link.springer.com/10.1057/s41295-025-00414-x false true MtaRating 518087 /api/mtarating/518087 IX. 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