Making Meaning of Peace: A Study of Adolescents in Bogota, Colombia

Autor/in	Velez, Gabriel
Titel	Making Meaning of Peace: A Study of Adolescents in Bogota, Colombia
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 37 (2022) 3, S.439-465 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Velez, Gabriel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/07435584211006919
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Peace; Student Attitudes; Cultural Relevance; Political Influences; Identification (Psychology); Sociocultural Patterns; Civics; Individual Development; Student Characteristics; Colombia (Bogota) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Frieden; Schülerverhalten; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Staatsbürgerkunde; Individuelle Entwicklung
Abstract	In post-conflict and transitional settings, adolescents are important civic and political actors as potential peacebuilders. Policy and programming often focus on promoting prosocial outcomes for these younger generations, but there has been growing attention to their perspectives and psychological development. Drawing on theory in developmental psychology, adolescents interpret and respond to context in forming ideas about key concepts like peace, understanding society and their place in it, and constructing their orientations toward peace. This study extends current literature by exploring how Colombian adolescents describe peace within the context of a peace process in their country. Ninety-six 15- to 18-year-olds in and around Bogotá, Colombia, were interviewed about peace. Their responses were analyzed inductively using an adapted thematic analysis. Findings indicated that the individual was central to how respondents talked about peace; that is, peace begins and depends on the internal states. From this basis, individuals then created peace through interpersonal relations. There were some differences by respondents' SES, such as in how respondents described peace as requiring equality in society, but none found for gender or age. This study demonstrates the need to provide concrete opportunities for these adolescents to see individual contributions and broader interpersonal peace as possible. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01