Adolescent Civic Engagement and Perceived Political Conflict: The Role of Family Cohesion

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Laura K.; Townsend, Dana; Merrilees, Christine E.; Goeke-Morey, Marcie C.; Shirlow, Peter; Cummings, E. Mark
Titel	Adolescent Civic Engagement and Perceived Political Conflict: The Role of Family Cohesion
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 51 (2019) 5, S.616-637 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X17697236
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Political Attitudes; Conflict; Family Relationship; Family Role; Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Volunteers; Gender Differences; Structural Equation Models; Peace; Resilience (Psychology); Prosocial Behavior; Catholics; Protestants; Adolescent Attitudes; Mother Attitudes; Age Differences; United Kingdom (Belfast) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Konflikt; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Freiwilliger; Geschlechterkonflikt; Frieden; Katholik; Protestantism; Protestantismus; Mutterliebe; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Adolescents are often exposed to the lasting effects of political conflict. Complementing existing research on negative outcomes in these settings, this article focuses on the role of the family (N = 731 mother/adolescent dyads, 51% female, M = 14.72, SD = 1.99, years old at Time 1) in promoting constructive youth outcomes in response to perceived conflict in Northern Ireland. Exploratory factor analyses revealed two related forms of youth civic engagement: volunteerism and political participation. Structural equation modeling revealed that compared with males, female adolescents reported more volunteerism. Older adolescents reported higher political participation and lower volunteerism. Moreover, over three time points, the primary model test revealed that the impact of perceived political conflict on adolescent volunteerism and political engagement was partially mediated by family cohesion. These findings suggest that amid protracted political conflict, the family may be a key factor underlying adolescents' contributions to post-accord peacebuilding. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01