Young European citizens: An individual by context perspective on adolescent European citizenship

Autor	Jan Šerek, Philipp Jugert
Organisation	Fakulta sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity
Year	2017
Research type	paper in Journal
Annotation	This study examined the effects of individual, school-level and country-level variables and their interactions on two components of adolescents’ active European citizenship: trust in European institutions and participation at the European level. For comparison, country-related institutional trust and participation were also predicted. Using multilevel regression models, we re-analysed a subsample of survey data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, collected from 14-year-old students (n = 72,466) in 22 European countries in 2009. Results showed that higher cognitive engagement with politics (e.g., political interest), more opportunities for learning about Europe at school, and country wealth and social equality were positively associated with both aspects of adolescents’ active European citizenship. In contrast to country-related participation, the participatory dimension of active European citizenship was also positively related to a higher socioeconomic status of adolescent’s classroom and family, an association that was more pronounced in less wealthy and post-communist countries.
Keywords	Active European citizenship, adolescence, institutional trust, participation, socioeconomic status
Research type	unrepeated research
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Obor	AN Psychology
Email	serek@fss.muni.cz
Availability	available after payment
Link	https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1366308
Research location	Ne, po zaplacení
Organisation	Fakulta sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity
Organisation web	fss.muni.cz
Possible connection	Participation in organized activities Participation in elections in the House of Deputies 18 - 29 years Participation at the event of a cultural organization Individuals in the Czech Republic communicating with authorities via the Internet