Correlates of Political and Civic Engagement Among Youth During the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert H Wicks (0009-0002-9305-1650, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA), Jan Leblanc Wicks (0000-0003-2474-4218, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA), Shauna A Morimoto (0000-0003-1869-156X, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA), Angie Maxwell (0000-0002-5234-7458, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA), Stephanie Ricker Schulte (0000-0002-8313-6709, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 622-644 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764213515226 |
| OpenAlex | W2331816828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 55 |
A national mail survey of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 ( n = 876) was conducted immediately before the U.S. presidential election (October 2012) to investigate socialization agents that may correlate with political and civic engagement. The relative importance of potential correlates of engagement including demographics, parents, peers, schools, religion, traditional media, social networks, and digital communication were evaluated. Regression analysis revealed that civically engaged youth identify with a religion, participate in civic education activities at school and extracurricular activities, take action (e.g., boycotting or buycotting), develop attitudes about citizenship, and engage in online/social media political activities. Politically engaged youth come from higher income households, discuss news and politics, take action, and are very prone to engage in online/social media political activities. While a wider range of activities appear to be related to civic engagement, those who are politically engaged appear to have a strong interest in online media usage. Implications are discussed
American political science · Citizenship · Civic engagement · Collective action · Demographics · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public engagement · Public relations · Social engagement · Social media · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Youth engagement · Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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