Dimensions of Adolescent Civic Reasoning: An Examination of Individual Differences

Autor/inn/en	Alvis, Lauren M.; Metzger, Aaron
Titel	Dimensions of Adolescent Civic Reasoning: An Examination of Individual Differences
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 35 (2020) 3, S.309-340 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alvis, Lauren M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558419862485
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Civics; Individual Differences; Activism; Voting; Volunteers; Citizen Participation; Social Theories; Social Development; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Staatsbürgerkunde; Individueller Unterschied; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Abstimmung; Freiwilliger; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Soziale Entwicklung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The current study examined sociodemographic characteristics and political discussion as correlates of adolescents' qualitative understanding of three civic behaviors. Participants were 743 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15.87, range = 13-20; 55.6% female; 89.9% White) from a midsized city and a small rural town in an Appalachian state. Open-ended responses to three civic behavior scenarios, asking participants why should people protest, vote, and volunteer were content coded (28 codes total). Anecdotal statements are provided to illustrate the variety of themes that emerged among adolescents' written responses. Adolescents applied domain-specific reasons (moral, conventional, and personal) for specific types of civic behavior. Structural justifications were provided for all three civic behaviors, suggesting that many adolescents reason about the broader, structural impact of civic behaviors. In probit regression models, coding categories were differentially associated with adolescent demographic characteristics and political discussion. Findings offer insight into youth's divergent understanding of different forms of civic responsibility and shed light on individual differences in youth's developing civic beliefs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01