Does Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction Affect How Much Youth in Rural Pennsylvania Like Their Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2291189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane K Mclaughlin (Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education The Pennsylvania State University), Jennifer Corra (Independent researcher), Jennifer Lynn Corra, Annelise Hagedorn (Agricultural & Applied Economics Association), Annelise Dejong Hagedorn (Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education The Pennsylvania State University), Donghui Wang (0000-0002-5403-7947, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education The Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 772-799 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ruso.12157 |
| OpenAlex | W2592453965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
Prior research on the impacts of boomtowns on youth provides mixed results. Recent qualitative work suggests youth are ambivalent about change associated with extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale. The Rural Youth Education longitudinal study of youth in rural Pennsylvania provides a unique opportunity to examine youth views about their communities before and during development of the Marcellus Shale. We use two waves of data from 10 rural school districts to assess differences in youth reports of how much they liked their community pre-Marcellus (2005) and during Marcellus activity (2009), creating a natural experiment. Youth characteristics, aspirations, perceptions of job and educational opportunities, and views about their community are included in multinomial multivariate logistic regression models to predict how much youth like their community. We find no difference in youth liking their community pre-Marcellus, but a larger share of youth in communities experiencing Marcellus activity by 2009 like their community 'a lot' than those in areas not affected. The Marcellus effect strengthens when controls for other factors typically associated with extraction activity and views of community are included in the model, suggesting other, unmeasured aspects of Marcellus-related activity influence how much youth like their community
Geography · Multinomial logistic regression · Natural experiment · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Youth Development and Social Support
Communities, Identities and Social Movements
The risk of social-psychological disruption as an impact of energy development and environmental change
Opportunity, Ambivalence, and Youth Perspectives on Community Change in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale Region
Life satisfaction decreases during adolescence
Self-esteem and life satisfaction in adolescents—gender and age as potential moderators
And they call this progress? Consequences for young people of living and working in resource-extraction communities
The economic impact of shale gas extraction
Local Impacts of Unconventional Gas Development within Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Region
Social impact of rapid energy development on rural youth
Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness
Is extracurricular participation associated with beneficial outcomes? Concurrent and longitudinal relations
The Boom‐Bust‐Recovery Cycle
Local income related to Marcellus shale activity in Pennsylvania
Levels of Analysis and Conceptual Clarification in Community Attachment and Satisfaction Research
Boomtown's Youth
Influence of Perceptions of Current and Future Community on Residential Aspirations of Rural Youth
The Relationship between Marcellus Shale Gas Development in Pennsylvania and Local Perceptions of Risk and Opportunity
Growth, Decline, Stability, and Disruption
Changing Communities, Community Satisfaction, and Quality of Life
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |