Adolescents' Sociopolitical Values in the Context of Organized Activity Involvement

Autor/inn/en	Oosterhoff, Benjamin; Ferris, Kaitlyn A.; Metzger, Aaron
Titel	Adolescents' Sociopolitical Values in the Context of Organized Activity Involvement
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 49 (2017) 7, S.947-967 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X14560528
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Values; Social Values; Political Attitudes; Youth Programs; Volunteers; Clubs; Structural Equation Models; Religion; Athletics; Social Influences; Art Activities; Music Activities; Patriotism; Authoritarianism; Spiritual Development; High School Students; Student Participation; Likert Scales; Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Wertbegriff; Sozialer Wert; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Freiwilliger; Club; Klub; Leichtathletik; Sozialer Einfluss; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Musikalische Aktion; Patriotismus; Autoritarismus; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen
Abstract	Sociopolitical values are hypothesized to form during adolescence, but the developmental and contextual origins of these values have been largely unexplored. A sample of 846 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15.96, SD = 1.22, range = 13-20 years) reported on their organized activity involvement (volunteering, sports, church, community clubs, arts/music, school clubs) and their sociopolitical values (patriotism, authoritarianism, spirituality, social dominance, materialism). Structural equation models (controlling for demographics and accounting for shared variance among variables) indicated that there were unique associations between activities and values. Greater church and sports involvement was related to higher levels of spirituality. Involvement in sports was also related to higher levels of materialism and authoritarianism. Greater volunteer involvement was related to lower social dominance, and involvement in arts/music was associated with less patriotism. These findings suggest that organized activity involvement may provide a context for adolescents' developing sociopolitical values. Implications and future directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01