Legal Consciousness : A Systematic Review of its
Conceptualization and Measurement Methods

J 2021

Legal Consciousness : A Systematic Review of its Conceptualization and Measurement Methods

HORÁK, Filip, David LACKO and Adam KLOCEK

Basic information

Original name

Legal Consciousness : A Systematic Review of its Conceptualization and Measurement Methods

Authors

HORÁK, Filip (203 Czech Republic), David LACKO (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Adam KLOCEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Anuario de Psicologia Juridica, Madrid, 2021, 1133-0740

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50501 Law

Country of publisher

Spain

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

article - open access

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.958

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/21:00120837

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5093/apj2021a2

UT WoS

000608488500002

Keywords in English

Legal consciousness; Legal knowledge; Conceptualization; Systematic review; Legitimacy

Abstract

V originále

This article reports on a conducted systematic review focused on conceptualization and measurement methods of legal consciousness, which can be understood as the equivalent for the legitimacy of law. A systematic search identified 2,054 articles, resulting in the inclusion of 156 relevant articles after two phases of the screening process. Articles analyzed lacked a clear conceptualization of a legal consciousness construct and validated methods of its measurement with satisfactory quality. A considerable room for improvement was found for both conceptualization and measurement methods of legal consciousness. This review identifies six separate components of legal consciousness (general knowledge, skills, specific knowledge, attitudes, trust, and identity) and offers a unifying and comprehensive definition of legal consciousness based on those components. Using descriptive characteristics and inference statistics, main methodological weaknesses of selected articles were discussed and a set of criteria for optimal measurement method of legal consciousness was introduced.

Citovat

HORÁK, Filip, David LACKO and Adam KLOCEK. Legal Consciousness : A Systematic Review of its Conceptualization and Measurement Methods. Anuario de Psicologia Juridica. Madrid, 2021, vol. 31, No 1, p. 9-34. ISSN 1133-0740. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/apj2021a2.

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HORÁK, Filip, David LACKO and Adam KLOCEK. Legal Consciousness : A Systematic Review of its Conceptualization and Measurement Methods. \textit{Anuario de Psicologia Juridica}. Madrid, 2021, vol.~31, No~1, p.~9-34. ISSN~1133-0740. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/apj2021a2.

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