Stability and Change in Youths’ Political Interest

Russo, Silvia; Stattin, Håkan

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“…In relation to age differences, we found that political interest and competence had higher stability at age 16 than at age 13. These differences are in line with previous reports on the stability of political interest over time (e.g., Prior, 2010;Russo & Stattin, 2016) and with studies showing that the stability of political attitudes increases with age (e.g., Alwin & Krosnick, 1991). Importantly, no other effects differed between age cohorts: This indicates that -already by the age of 13 -political interest plays a key role in promoting youth's political development.…”

Section: Political Interest and Sociopolitical Development 19supporting

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Self-determination theory and the role of political interest in adolescents' sociopolitical development

Russo

Stattin

2017

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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In this study we adopted an agentic perspective and used self-determination theory to analyze the role of political interest in youth's sociopolitical development. Inspired by this theoretical framework, we identified indicators of the needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence within the political sphere. We followed two age cohorts (Swedish 13-and 16-year-olds) over one year, with a total of 1,992 adolescents, who are at a crucial age for sociopolitical development. Results from autoregressive structural cross-lagged models indicated that political interest predicted significant increases in autonomy, relatedness, and competence over one year, but that these psychological needs did not predict a change in political interest over the same time period. The findings speak in favor of an agentic perspective, suggesting that political interest can serve as a basis for youth's political development.

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Section: Political Interest and Sociopolitical Development 19supporting

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Self-determination theory and the role of political interest in adolescents' sociopolitical development

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Stattin

2017

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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“…People in excellent and good health do show more interest in politics, but the difference compared with those in poor health is not big. This is relevant, as interest is often considered an indicator of motivation and, as such, a major precursor to political participa tion (Russo and Stattin, 2016). We also know from previous research and the results presented in Chapter 3 of this book that there are participation differences between people with differing health statuses.…”

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Health and Political Engagement

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Health and Political Engagement Social scientists have only recently begun to explore the link between health and political engagement. Understanding this relationship is vitally important from both a scholarly and a policy-making perspective. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive account of health and political engagement. Using both individual-level and country-level data drawn from the European Social Survey, World Values Survey and new Finnish survey data, it provides an extensive analysis of how health and political engagement are con nected. It measures the impact of various health factors on a wide range of forms of political engagement and attitudes and helps shed light on the mechanisms behind the interaction between health and political engagement. This text is of key interest scholars, students and policy-makers in health, politics, and democracy, and more broadly in the social and health and medical sciences.

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“…Longitudinal research has documented age‐related increases in political efficacy, knowledge, and behaviors across this period (e.g., Eckstein, Noack, & Gniewosz, ; Zaff et al., ). Even among stable constructs such as political interest, more malleability is observed in adolescence, and developmental change in political interest occurs in upward and downward directions (Russo & Stattin, ). Indeed, one trajectory does not fit all youth: Whereas some young people show age‐related increases in political engagement over time, others show downward political trajectories or consistent disengagement (e.g., Wray‐Lake, Rote, Victorino, & Benavides, ).…”

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How Do Young People Become Politically Engaged?

Wray‐Lake

2019

Child Dev Perspectives

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Despite the importance of examining how adolescents and young adults contribute solutions to society's pressing problems, gaps in the literature leave unanswered the question of how young people become politically engaged. Research suggests that youth learn to be political by forming attachments to their communities and accessing opportunities in the settings of their everyday lives. Settings operate as mini-polities through which youth develop a sense of what it means to be a member of a collective. Meaningful opportunities to practice political skills and behaviors can be fostered in schools and communities, via social media, and through policy change. Historic events, particularly elections, can also influence political attitudes and behaviors in lasting ways. Cultural and contextual variability in experiences, access to opportunities, and reactions to historic events shape youth's political developmental pathways. Research that is developmentally and culturally informed and that uses rigorous study designs can identify more effectively what determines the formation and growth of youth political engagement.

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Stability and Change in Youths’ Political Interest

Cited by 88 publications

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Self-determination theory and the role of political interest in adolescents' sociopolitical development

Self-determination theory and the role of political interest in adolescents' sociopolitical development

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