Table S1

Component loadings and Cronbach's α

ItemsQgSInstitutional trustWLBECO-STRESS
The support measures are fair0.821   
The support measures reach those who need most0.779   
Obtaining support from public services is easy and efficient0.747   
The rules for obtaining support are clear and transparent0.746   
Trust in your country's government 0.872  
Trust in the healthcare system 0.843  
Trust in the police 0.835  
Trust in the European Union 0.742  
Found it difficult to concentrate on your job because of your family responsibility  0.822 
Found that your job prevents you from giving the time you wanted to your family  0.776 
Found that your family responsibilities prevented you from giving the time you should for your work  0.766 
Felt too tired after work to do some of the household jobs which need to be done  0.685 
Kept worrying about work when you were not working  0.592 
Household financial situation since three months ago   0.843
Household ability to make ends meet   0.805
Household financial situation in three months' time   0.780
Cronbach's α0.9020.8430.7840.737

Note(s): Table S2 shows that there is a significant difference between the 18–34 age group and those over 34 with regard to the evaluation of the integrity and fairness dimensions of our Quality of Government Support indicator (QgS). The 18–34 age group perceives these dimensions more positively, representing the values that should be respected in good governance policies. On the other hand, there is no statistical difference in terms of evaluation of the public policies performance and competencies, identified by the dimensions of reliability and responsiveness. Higher evaluations of fairness and integrity by the 18-to-34 age group may be the reason why the impact of QgS on Interpersonal Trust is higher for this group, as shown by the results in Section 3

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