Role of Socioeconomic Status and Political Participation in Construction of Apathy Among Youth

Bibliographic Data

ID2168699
AuthorsAhmad (0000-0001-6896-2722), Saeed Ahmad (0000-0003-1063-6486, Department of Sociology, Government Degree College, Punjab, Pakistan)
Year2015
Volume25
Issue8
Pages801-809
Publication date2015-11-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2015.1021065
OpenAlexW2155786756
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

Youth are considered an important segment of a country's population. This article explores the effect of socioeconomic status on apathy among youth. It also tries to determine the association between apathy and political participation. Data were collected from four universities through a self-structured questionnaire given to students. A field survey was used to collect 882 questionnaires. Data were entered in SPSS, and data analysis was done by using ordinal regression analysis. A medium level of apathy (75.5%) and political participation (46.0%) was prevalent among educated youth. Results revealed a significant effect of number of siblings, age, gender, education, father's education, and mother's education on apathy. An association was also found between apathy and political participation

Apathy · Association (psychology · Cognition · Ordinal regression · Political science · Politics · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Demography · Social Psychology

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