Young Citizens’ Civic Engagement and Civic Attitudes: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusaku Horiuchi ◽  
Hiroto Katsumata ◽  
Ethan Woodard
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Civic Attitudes

scholarly journals Social values and civic behaviour among youth in Ireland: The influence of social contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-64
Author(s):  
Charlotte Silke ◽  
Bernadine Brady ◽  
Pat Dolan ◽  
Ciara Boylan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Western World ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Civic Values ◽  
The Social

As youth civic engagement is widely considered important for social cohesion and democracy, concerns have been expressed regarding a perceived decline in civic and political engagement among young people throughout the western world. While research has shown that the social environment is influential in terms of the development of civic values, knowledge and behaviours among youth, limited research has been conducted on these issues in an Irish context. Drawing on survey research conducted with 167 young people aged 12–15 years in Irish secondary schools, this paper examines young people's civic attitudes and behaviours and how they are linked to their social contexts. Findings indicate that youth report high levels of social responsibility values but low engagement in both online and offline civic engagement. Furthermore, while parent, peer, school and/or community contexts were found to have a significant influence on youths' social responsibility values and offline civic behaviours, youth's online civic behaviours were not connected to these social environments. This study provides insights into the socialisation of civic values and behaviours among young people in Ireland and highlights the importance of investigating the link between the social context and different forms of youth civic involvement.

scholarly journals Civic Intentions and Actions: Exploring Civic Engagement among College Students in Mainland China

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Civic Attitudes

For the study discussed in this article, the authors developed a survey instrument to assess civic engagement among college students in China. Derived from focus-group interviews and extant literature on civic engagement, the survey was administered to 587 students from three universities in Southern China. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on a randomly split-half sample, and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the other split-half sample to evaluate measurement structure and measurement invariance of the survey. A total of 22 items were included in the final measurement model. The authors identified five first-order factors from the survey (i.e., helping others, community service, acting on social problems, civic salience, and civic responsibilities), which loaded on two second-order factors (i.e., civic actions and civic attitudes). The authors also tested measurement invariance across male and female participants in the sample. Implications of the second-order factor structures and measurement invariance in future research on civic engagement in China are discussed.

scholarly journals PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF YOUTH CIVIL POSITION IN THE PEDAGOGICAL PROCESS

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Pāvels Jurs ◽  
Alīda Samuseviča
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Social

Emphasizing the social value of the democratic state and civic society, the authors of the publication have updated the theoretical nuances of attitudes towards citizenship of young people as well as the formation of civic position and empirical findings in the field of civic engagement and promotion opportunities. The objective of publication is: basing on the theoretical understanding of the dimensions of the citizenship formation, to characterize the manifestations of civic attitudes of 9th grade students in the pedagogical process and to assess the practical aspects of the formation of civic position through approbation of upbringing and educational program in ensuring young people's civic engagement.  

How to Improve Compliance with Protective Health Measures During the Covid-19 Outbreak: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model and Machine Learning Algorithms (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Mazza ◽  
Merylin Monaro ◽  
Laura Muzi ◽  
Marco Colasanti ◽  
Eleonora Ricci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Perceived Efficacy ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Behavioral Compliance ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Health Measures

BACKGROUND In the wake of the sudden spread of COVID-19, much of the Italian population practiced behaviors that were incongruous with the protective health measures promoted by the Italian government. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed at examining psychological and psychosocial variables that could potentially predict behavioral compliance. METHODS An online survey was administered from 18–22 March 2020. There were 2,766 participants (71.7% female, 28.3% male), with an average age of 32.94 years (SD = 13.2; range 18–90 years). Paired sample t-tests were run to compare efficacy perception with behavioral compliance. Mediation and moderated mediation models were constructed to explore the association between perceived efficacy and compliance, mediated by self-efficacy and moderated by risk perception and civic attitudes. Machine learning algorithms were trained on all of the collected psychosocial variables to predict which individuals would be more likely to comply with COVID-19 protective measures. RESULTS The results indicated significantly lower scores in behavioral compliance (M = 41.7, SD = 6.20) relative to efficacy perception (M = 44.8, SD = 6.17). The introduction of risk perception and civic attitudes as moderators rendered the mediating effect of self-efficacy insignificant. The impact of perceived efficacy on the adoption of recommended behaviors varied in accordance with risk perception and civic engagement. The best pool of predictors (15 out of 199), identified using the correlation-based feature selector, produced a ROC area in the range of 0.83–0.93 for classifying individuals as high versus low compliance. CONCLUSIONS Government awareness communications and campaigns regarding COVID-19 and related protective measures should be tailored to specific segments of the population, as defined by age and level of education. Furthermore, they should emphasize the efficacy of the recommended measures in successfully preventing the virus spread. Finally, they should take into account risk perception and should highlight the importance of civic engagement. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

scholarly journals Civic Attitudes and Engagement Among Middle Eastern and North African Refugees and Immigrants in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-131
Author(s):  
Sara Makki Alamdari
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
English Language ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
The U.S

Given the importance of civic engagement to the well-being of immigrants and refugees and their communities, the goal of the current study was to investigate civic attitudes among immigrants and refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). First, the researcher examined predictors of civic attitudes. Second, the mediating effect of attitudes between the potential predictors (i.e., gender, health status, English proficiency, and the U.S. length of stay) and level of civic engagement was investigated. The researcher recruited 145 respondents to complete online and paper-based surveys. Using linear regression models, the results show that health and English language proficiency significantly predict civic attitudes among this group. Attitudes also mediated between health status and level of civic engagement. This study provides some implications for social work, resettlement programs, health policies, and civic organizations that can be beneficial for the target group as well as for the host communities.

scholarly journals CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AT THE CROSSROADS OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE SPACES: A PLS-SEM ASSESSMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-572
Author(s):  
Adriana Zait ◽  
Andreia Gabriela Andrei
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Empirical Point ◽  
People’S Attitudes

This study addresses citizen implication in societal issues, and analysis it at the crossroads of online and offline spaces. It draws on previous literature to advance a research model which differentiates between online and offline forms of civic engagement, and tests their relationships with people's attitudes and behaviors. Results show that both attitudes and behaviors are influenced by offline and online engagement, pointing out the driving role of the online side in forming civic attitudes, and the powerful direct effect exerted by the offline side on civic behavior. The research findings explain attitudinal and behavioral outcomes of online and offline civic engagement. Indicating that people become more involved in civic issues due to the digital evolution, the study extends prior literature and proposes an inclusive framework for understanding online and offline civic engagement, from a theoretical, instrumental, and empirical point of view. Additionally, the paper offers an up-dated scale for measuring the online civic engagement, by adding a 6th item (crowdfunding) into existent scale.

scholarly journals Bowling with Veterans: The Impact of Military Service on Subsequent Civic Engagement

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Bourg
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Civic Involvement ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Civic Values ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Civic Activity ◽  
Volunteer Force ◽  
The Impact

From Tocqueville to Putnam, scholars have argued that civic engagement is not only the key to a healthy democracy, but also that civic engagement begats more civic engagement. In this paper I examine the effects of military service on subsequent civic engagement. The key finding is that men who served in the US military prior to the advent of All-Volunteer Force (AVF) in 1973 are actually less civically engaged than those who never served. Military service has no significant effect on civic attitudes. These findings represent an especially powerful challenge to the notion that civic participation begets more civic participation. The fact that serving the citizenry through military duty actually decreases one’s subsequent civic involvement indicates that we cannot assume that all forms of civic activity are equally effective at inculcating their participants with civic values and habits. In fact, these findings indicate a need for a more refined conceptualization of the relationships between civic activity and future civic involvement.

Engaged Scholarship for Civic Engagement

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tod Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Engaged Scholarship
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