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Wray-Lake, Laura; Sloper, Michelle A. – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
Civic engagement is an important marker of thriving among adolescents, and more research is needed that clarifies the ecological assets (positive supports across settings) that foster youth civic engagement. Simultaneously modeling associations between multiple ecological assets and civic behaviors can provide a nuanced view of the way…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Volunteers, Political Attitudes, Correlation
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Obradovic, Jelena; Masten, Ann S. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Civic engagement was studied in relation to overall development in adolescence, emerging adulthood, and young adulthood to examine how earlier activity involvement and success in prior and concurrent age-salient domains of competence may contribute to 2 forms of civic engagement in adulthood (citizenship and volunteering). Data on 163 youth were…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Citizen Participation, Young Adults, Adolescents