Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment
This study analyzes civic engagement among Spanish emerging adults, exploring its association with psychological well-being and distress, attending to gender differences and other sociodemographic variables. 1,700 university students (64.7% women) aged between 18 and 29 years completed a self-admini...
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| author | Laura Sánchez-García Marta Díez Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija Izarne Lizaso Águeda Parra |
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| description | This study analyzes civic engagement among Spanish emerging adults, exploring its association with psychological well-being and distress, attending to gender differences and other sociodemographic variables. 1,700 university students (64.7% women) aged between 18 and 29 years completed a self-administered questionnaire. Emerging adult women scored higher for civic engagement (civic awareness, civic and electoral participation) than men. Civic awareness correlated positively with flourishing and negatively with distress, especially among women. However, contradictory results were found for civic participation, which correlated positively with flourishing among men, but also correlated positively with distress, especially among women. Our findings help identify the most common dimensions of civic engagement in this vital stage and highlight the important role played by gender in the civic engagement of Spanish emerging adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d8f35c6a7144a10bcb46cec2fc5e0c22025-08-20T02:49:36ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402024-12-011410.1177/21582440241293678Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal AdjustmentLaura Sánchez-García0Marta Díez1Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija2Izarne Lizaso3Águeda Parra4Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Regional Government), SpainUniversidad de Sevilla (University of Seville), SpainUniversidad de Sevilla (University of Seville), SpainUniversidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Guipuzkoa, SpainUniversidad de Sevilla (University of Seville), SpainThis study analyzes civic engagement among Spanish emerging adults, exploring its association with psychological well-being and distress, attending to gender differences and other sociodemographic variables. 1,700 university students (64.7% women) aged between 18 and 29 years completed a self-administered questionnaire. Emerging adult women scored higher for civic engagement (civic awareness, civic and electoral participation) than men. Civic awareness correlated positively with flourishing and negatively with distress, especially among women. However, contradictory results were found for civic participation, which correlated positively with flourishing among men, but also correlated positively with distress, especially among women. Our findings help identify the most common dimensions of civic engagement in this vital stage and highlight the important role played by gender in the civic engagement of Spanish emerging adults.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241293678 |
| spellingShingle | Laura Sánchez-García Marta Díez Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija Izarne Lizaso Águeda Parra Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment SAGE Open |
| title | Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment |
| title_full | Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment |
| title_fullStr | Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment |
| title_short | Civic Engagement in Emerging Adulthood: Variation by Gender and SES, and Association with Personal Adjustment |
| title_sort | civic engagement in emerging adulthood variation by gender and ses and association with personal adjustment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241293678 |
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