Engaging Adolescents in Politics: The Longitudinal Effect of Political Socialization Agents

Autor/in	Quintelier, Ellen
Titel	Engaging Adolescents in Politics: The Longitudinal Effect of Political Socialization Agents
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 47 (2015) 1, S.51-69 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X13507295
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Young Adults; Citizen Participation; Political Socialization; Parents; Peer Influence; Educational Media; Models; Statistical Analysis; Voluntary Agencies; School Role; Television Viewing; Internet; News Media; Surveys; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Politische Sozialisation; Eltern; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Analogiemodell; Statistische Analyse; Fernsehkonsum; Nachrichtenwesen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Belgien
Abstract	Starting from a political socialization perspective, this study examined the development of political participation during adolescence and early adulthood. We explore the effect of parents, peers, school media, and voluntary associations on political participation. Self-reported data were collected from 3,025 Belgian adolescents at three points in time: at age 16, age 18, and age 21. Latent growth curve modeling was conducted to analyze the effect of the five agents of socialization on the initial level and development of political participation. As hypothesized, we find that all political socialization agents influence the initial level and development of political participation over time. Peers and voluntary associations have the largest influence on the initial level of political participation and on its development. Parents and school would appear to be of less importance. While watching more television has a negative effect, more news consumption and internet use leads to more political participation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10