Explaining civic engagement: The role of neighborhood ties, place attachment, and civic responsibility

This study focused on college students’ attitudes toward the relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement and its impacts. It also investigated the mediating roles of online civic learning and online civic expression in this relationship. A survey was conducted in Taiwan, testing for indirect effects with mediated variables using a structural equation model. The study tested hypotheses about the mediations of online civic learning and online civic expression on this relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement for college students. The results indicate that the mediators of online civic learning and online civic expression fully mediate the relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement.

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Place Attachment and Household Disaster Preparedness: Examining the Mediation Role of Self-Efficacy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18115565 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 5565

Author(s):

Ziyi Wang ◽

Ziqiang Han ◽

Lin Liu ◽

Shaobin Yu

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Place Attachment ◽

Cultural Context ◽

General Social Survey ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Disaster Experience ◽

Confounding Variables ◽

Household Preparedness

Household preparedness is essential for resilience-building and disaster risk reduction. Limited studies have explored the correlations between place attachment, self-efficacy, and disaster preparedness, especially in the east Asian cultural context. This study investigates the mediating role of self-efficacy between place attachment and disaster preparedness based on data from the 2018 Shandong General Social Survey (N = 2181) in China. We categorized the preparedness behaviors into three specific clusters: material, behavioral and awareness preparedness. Multiple linear regressions and the Sobel Goodman tests were employed to estimate the correlations with the control of necessary confounding variables such as disaster experience, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. The results demonstrate that both the place attachment and self-efficacy are correlated with higher degrees of overall preparedness and all three types of preparedness, and self-efficacy plays a mediating role between place attachment and disaster preparedness. These findings highlight the importance of promoting place attachment and self-efficacy in the advocacies and outreach activities of disaster preparedness.

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MODERN MEANS AND MECHANISMS OF CIVIC ACTIVISM AND INITIATIVE IN SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSENSUS ◽

10.26739/2181-0788-2021-2-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 39-44

Author(s):

Nurali Shodiev ◽

Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

Public Administration ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Political Communication ◽

The Internet ◽

Civic Activism ◽

Political Communications ◽

Modern Methods ◽

Methods And Techniques

The article examines the development trends of modern networks of political communication, the growing influence of social networks on the Internet on the civic engagement of citizens. At thesame time, the role of various blogs in expanding citizen participation in public administration is scientifically analyzed.The analysis ofsocial networks, blogs and various media resources used on the Internet as a platform and tool for civic initiatives and activity in society is carried out. The article also discusses modern methods and techniques for using political communications to increase civic engagement.

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Place attachment and brand loyalty: the moderating role of customer experience in the restaurant setting

International Hospitality Review ◽

10.1108/ihr-02-2021-0013 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Boadi Nyamekye ◽

Diyawu Rahman Adam ◽

Henry Boateng ◽

John Paul Kosiba

Keyword(s):

Brand Loyalty ◽

Place Attachment ◽

Emotional Response ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Place Dependence ◽

Identity Based ◽

Moderating Role

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to ascertain the effects of place attachment on brand loyalty. This study further ascertains whether the effects of emotion-based attachment on brand loyalty are stronger for customers who have a positive experience with a restaurant brand. Additionally, the authors investigate whether emotion-based attachment mediates the relationships between identity-based attachments, place dependence and brand loyalty in the restaurant setting.Design/methodology/approachThe authors administered the questionnaire to customers (diners) of restaurants in Ghana, and they were completed via a paper and pencil/pen approach. The authors tested their hypotheses using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings show that identity-based and emotion-based attachment enhances brand loyalty within a restaurant setting. The results also show that place dependence attachment promotes emotional bonding with restaurant brands. The study's findings also show that place dependence attachment does not have a direct and positive significant effect on brand loyalty except when an emotional response is produced.Originality/valuePlace attachment studies in a restaurant setting are rare. This study thus contributes to the place attachment literature in restaurants setting.

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PECULIARITIES OF FORMATION OF CIVIL ENGAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN QUARANTINE CONDITIONS

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2021vol1.6377 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 595-610

Author(s):

Oleksandra Shykyrynska ◽

Vanda Vyshkivska ◽

Vera Petliaieva ◽

Olena Voichun ◽

Olena Malinka

Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

University Students ◽

Practical Importance ◽

Digital Tools ◽

Civic Responsibility ◽

Social Motives ◽

Civic Consciousness ◽

Professional Activities ◽

National University ◽

Self Knowledge

The article defines the essence of the concept of “civic engagement of university students” and the process of formation of civic engagement of university students in quarantine conditions. The structure of civic engagement of university students is characterized. Criteria are substantiated and indicators of the formation of civic engagement of university students are defined: incentive criterion (sustainable social motives for achieving socially significant goals, the student’s achievement motive, value attitude to future professional activities); epistemological criterion (knowledge about public organizations and their activities, awareness of knowledge of civic responsibility, the presence of civic consciousness) behavioral (leadership ability, responsibility for own decisions, actions and team actions) creatively developing criterion (the presence of self-knowledge skills, the ability to introspection , self-esteem, self-criticism of the results of one's own socially useful activity). The substantive characteristic of such levels of formation of civic engagement of university students as: insufficient, initial, sufficient, high is given. The use of such digital tools is shown, which allows to form effectively the civic engagement of university students in quarantine conditions: a) the creation of an author's blog (to display information about: the national identity of the Ukrainian people (history, traditions, language, culture, etc.), planned for the future and already organized events by the student self-government were held, video and photo reports of the events) b) use of Google applications (Google meet - for conferences, meetings, online consultations; Google Drive, Google forms - for online questionnaires with the aim of : predicting the relevance of the event, it is planned, determining the effectiveness of the activities, identifying the psychological atmosphere in the team, identifying the socio-psychological characteristics of students, student awareness; Google photos; Google calendar; Google video). The results of an experimental study on the formation of civic engagement of university students, carried out during 2019 at V.O. Sukhomlynskyi Mykolaiv National University, are presented, which proves the practical importance of using such digital tools in quarantine conditions.

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The Role of Building Fa�ade on Place Attachment (Case study: Apadana and Ekbatan Town)

International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology ◽

10.22214/ijraset.2019.8021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 175-183

Author(s):

Farinoosh Zarrabi

Keyword(s):

Place Attachment

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Online Communities, Gen Y and Civic Engagement: An Investigation of Youth Leadership Development Potential in the Context of Social and Democratic Issues

10.26686/wgtn.16993021.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Lanoi Maloiy

Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

Social Participation ◽

Online Communities ◽

Organizational Context ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Youth Leadership ◽

Gen Y ◽

Community Issues

<p>Leadership is an extensively discussed and researched concept in scholarship. A vast amount of literature focuses on adult leadership, especially in a political and organizational context. Adult leadership places emphasis on the role of individual leaders, whilst youth leadership takes a participatory approach. Leadership scholars indicate that this participatory approach to youth leadership, involves young people addressing community concerns and at a civic level, engaging in planning and decision-making. Social participation traits and civic identity are developed during adolescence yet very little research has been undertaken in this area since the 1960s. This suggests that youth leadership is an overlooked research stream. Current studies on Gen Y indicate that this demographic are technologically proficient especially with regard to Web 2.0 tools, but also disengaged from their community. This research project examines the use of online communities to influence the leadership skills of a Gen Y cohort in the context of social participation and civic engagement. In this study a focus group and an online wiki were used to investigate how Gen Y teenagers in Wellington, New Zealand used online communities to develop and exercise their leadership skills through civic and social action endeavours. Results from the study indicate that youth leadership, in an online context, centres on the role of organisers who foster civic participation through online community networks. Thus youth leadership is strengthened through participation in civic and community issues using online communities. Adult perceptions of youth and the low credibility of online communities, as perceived by youth, were found to act as barriers to online youth leadership. The findings highlight the importance of adults acknowledging youth in social participation and civic endeavours. This study extends research in the youth leadership stream and enhances our understanding of Gen Y and their use of online communities.</p>

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