Mummy’s girls, daddy’s boys
The Gendered Transmission of Political Engagement in Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen (0000-0002-2439-1056, Tampere University, corresponding author), Josefina Sipinen (0000-0003-4011-278X, Tampere University), Peter Söderlund (0000-0002-5855-639X, Åbo Akademi University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-322 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2023.2275447 |
| OpenAlex | W4388540661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 68 |
Despite gains in women's education, workforce participation, and leadership roles, a gender gap in political self-efficacy persists across European nations. Women consistently report lower confidence in their ability to participate in and understand politics compared to their male counterparts. This study posits that, although society inherently signals to boys their place in politics, a politically engaged mother can counteract this by providing her daughter with a positive role model and fostering her interest in politics, thereby bolstering the daughter's political self-efficacy. Drawing from survey data of 15–16-year-old Finnish students (n = 5220) from 2021, the findings reveal two critical insights: fathers tend to boost political self-efficacy more in sons than in daughters. In contrast, the political engagement of mothers has a stronger positive association with their daughters' confidence in politics. Moreover, parents' political involvement fosters political interest in their children, which then enhances the latter's sense of political self-efficacy
Daughter · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Gender gap · Political efficacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Workforce · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |