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Civic responsibility among Australian adolescents: testing two competing models
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posted on 2004-05-01, 00:00 authored by L Da Silva, A Sanson, D Smart, John ToumbourouJohn ToumbourouThe development of civic responsibilitv is considered to be an important
component of healthy adolescent development. However, the study of its
development has been relatively neglected and few studies have attempted to ground understanding of its development in a theoretical framework. The present study operationalized civic responsibility as attitudes and behaviors relating to political and community issues that are beneficial to society and compared two theoretical causal models, the social development model (SDM) and a coping-competency model for their predictive value. Gender differences were also assessed. A total of 500 subjects, drawn from a longitudinal study (the Australian Temperament Project), participated in the study, using questionnaire and interview data. Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents actively engaged in behaviors reflecting community civic responsibility and less than 1 in 10 actively participated in the political arena. However, positive levels of social awareness were evident.
component of healthy adolescent development. However, the study of its
development has been relatively neglected and few studies have attempted to ground understanding of its development in a theoretical framework. The present study operationalized civic responsibility as attitudes and behaviors relating to political and community issues that are beneficial to society and compared two theoretical causal models, the social development model (SDM) and a coping-competency model for their predictive value. Gender differences were also assessed. A total of 500 subjects, drawn from a longitudinal study (the Australian Temperament Project), participated in the study, using questionnaire and interview data. Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents actively engaged in behaviors reflecting community civic responsibility and less than 1 in 10 actively participated in the political arena. However, positive levels of social awareness were evident.
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Journal of community psychologyVolume
32Issue
3Pagination
229 - 355Publisher
Clinical Psychology Pub. CoLocation
Rutland, Vt.Publisher DOI
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0090-4392eISSN
1520-6629Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2004, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Usage metrics
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