Warm and Supportive Parenting Can Discourage Offspring’s Civic Engagement in the Transition to Adulthood

Pavlova, Maria K.; Silbereisen, Rainer Κ.; Ranta, Mette; Salmela‐Aro, Katariina

doi:10.1007/s10964-016-0511-5

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“…This study revealed a positive association between family cohesion and adolescents' social responsibility, which was consistent with existing research (Knight et al, 2015;Lenzi et al, 2014). On the contrary, however, a previous study did report that family warmth had no effects on general organizational involvement (Pavlova et al, 2016). We speculate that the inconsistency may be due, in part, to our study's focus on general social responsibility rather than speciic types of civic engagement.…”

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“…Another study also revealed that familism was negatively correlated with civic engagement (Realo et al, 2008). Interestingly, Pavlova and colleagues in Finland (2016) found that family warmth and support negatively predicted civic engagement, as manifested by lower participation in political activism and less volunteering. Given the inconsistent findings, further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms and strength of associations between family cohesion and social responsibility.…”

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Understanding adolescents’ perceived social responsibility: The role of family cohesion, interdependent self‐construal, and social trust

Cheng

Cheung

Chung

2021

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Positive family interactions contribute to the development of social responsibility among adolescents. Interdependent self-construal and social trust, which relect the perceived relatedness and beliefs towards others, may explain the relation between family cohesion and social responsibility. The present study tested the mediating mechanisms between family cohesion and adolescents' social responsibility via adolescents' interdependent self-construal and social trust. Methods: A total of 386 Chinese children in Hong Kong (52.07% girls, M age = 13.64 years) and their parents completed self-report questionnaires twice at 12 months apart. Family cohesion was measured by mothers', fathers', and adolescents' reports to provide a comprehensive representation of the family environment. A structural equation modeling was conducted to investigate the mediation effect. Results: Findings based on structural equation modeling revealed that family cohesion was positively associated with interdependent self-construal and social trust. In addition, adolescents' interdependent self-construal and social trust were positively associated with social responsibility. Bootstrapping analysis showed that interdependent self-construal and social trust were mediators between family cohesion and social responsibility. Conclusion: Based on these indings, the study added new evidence to the literature by demonstrating the mediating role of interdependent self-construal and social trust between family cohesion and social responsibility. Future studies could examine potential cultural variabilities in Western and other Chinese contexts.Social responsibility refers to individuals' concern for other people in the society that extends beyond self-interest (Gallay, 2006). Researchers over the years have examined possible correlates of adolescents' social responsibility from a socioecological perspective (Lenzi et al., 2014;Wray-Lake et al., 2016;Wray-Lake & Syvertsen, 2011). According to Bronfenbrenner's socioecological theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), the family provides an immediate environment for civic development among youths (Mahatmya, 2011;

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: The Role Of Interdependent Self‐construalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding adolescents’ perceived social responsibility: The role of family cohesion, interdependent self‐construal, and social trust

Cheng

Cheung

Chung

2021

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Although research on parents’ role in adolescents’ civic engagement is limited, studies have shown that parents’ own civic engagement and warm, supportive, and authoritative parenting are related to youth’s civic engagement (Bebiroglu, Geldhof, Pinderhughes, Phelps, & Lerner, 2013; Flanagan, 2003; Wray-Lake & Flanagan, 2012). However, findings on the links between specific parenting practices and youth civic engagement are inconclusive (Pavlova, Silbereisen, Ranta, & Salmela-Aro, 2016) and research on underlying mechanisms is needed.…”

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Exploring daily mediating pathways of religious identity in the associations between maternal religious socialization and Muslim American adolescents’ civic engagement.

Balkaya-Ince¹,

Cheah²,

Kiang³

et al. 2020

Developmental Psychology

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Despite its implications for positive youth development, factors and processes that promote civic engagment are critically understudied, particularly among Muslim American adolescents for whom opportunities for civic engagement could be hindered by Islamophobia and hate crimes. Prior work has proposed that parents can strengthen adolescents' group belonging and motivate their civic engagement, but this mediating link has not been empirically tested. Moreover, parents' religious socialization and adolescents' religious identity remain understudied, especially with respect to possible daily fluctuations. We used experience sampling methods to: (1) explore momentary fluctuations and temporal relations between two dimensions of Muslim American adolescents' religious identity (i.e., private regard and centrality) over the course of 14 days (Phase 2); and (2) examine if Muslim American adolescents' momentary religious identity (Phase 2) mediated associations between their stable perceptions of maternal religious socialization (Phase 1) and subsequent civic engagement (Phase 3). Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling revealed positive autoregressive and cross-lagged relations between religious private regard and centrality. Moreover, adolescents' momentary religious identities differentially mediated the associations between maternal religious socialization and civic attitudes and behaviors, suggesting specificity in these developmental processes. Our findings have important implications for programs and policies to support the self-empowerment and positive development of Muslim American adolescents.

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“…Regarding family attachments, reciprocal bonds with parents may not operate in the same way as community attachments in fostering youth political engagement. For example, in one study, perceived parental support decreased young people's political activism 10 years later (Pavlova, Silbereisen, Ranta, & Salmela‐Aro, ). Instead, family ties may enhance the effectiveness of other parental socialization strategies in encouraging youth's civic commitments (Lenzi, Vieno, Santinello, Nation, & Voight, ), or link school, media, or historical events with youth political development (e.g., McDevitt & Kiousis, ; Taylor et al., ).…”

Section: Family Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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Warm and Supportive Parenting Can Discourage Offspring’s Civic Engagement in the Transition to Adulthood

Cited by 18 publications

References 66 publications

Understanding adolescents’ perceived social responsibility: The role of family cohesion, interdependent self‐construal, and social trust

Understanding adolescents’ perceived social responsibility: The role of family cohesion, interdependent self‐construal, and social trust

Exploring daily mediating pathways of religious identity in the associations between maternal religious socialization and Muslim American adolescents’ civic engagement.

How Do Young People Become Politically Engaged?

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