Diverging Paths
Understanding Racial Differences in Civic Engagement Among White, African American, and Latina/o Adolescents Using Structural Equation Modeling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11054829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Littenberg‐tobia (0000-0002-7204-3937, corresponding author), Joshua Littenberg‐Tobias (Center for Collaborative Education 33 Harrison Avenue, 6th Floor Boston Massachussetts 02111), A K Cohen (0000-0001-9848-934X, School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley Division of Epidemiology 101 Haviland Hall Berkeley CA 94720) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 102-117 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajcp.12027 |
| PMID | 27217315 |
| OpenAlex | W2340594727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 67 |
There is increasing concern about the large civic engagement gap between Whites and Latina/o and African American youth. Some suggest this may be because traditional models and measures of civic engagement may not be as applicable for youth from historically marginalized groups. With an urban sample of middle and high school‐age youth ( n = 903, 52% female), we used structural equation modeling to identify differences in civic pathways between youth from different racial/ethnic backgrounds. We found significant differences between groups including much stronger relationships between exposure to democratic practices and civic self‐efficacy and knowledge for African American and Latina/o youth than for White youth and a stronger relationship between civic knowledge and future civic engagement for Whites and Latina/os than for African Americans. These findings suggest that educators and researchers interested need to take into account the diversity of youths' racial experiences when examining youth civic development
African american · Civic engagement · Democracy · Developmental psychology · Diversity (politics) · Ethnic group · Health psychology · Political science · Politics · Positive Youth Development · Public health · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · White (mutation) · Gender Studies · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 2,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |