TY - JOUR
T1 - “If It Helps, I’ll Carry On”: Factors Supporting the Participation of Native and Immigrant Youth in Belgium and Germany
AU - Born, Michel
AU - Marzana, Daniela
AU - Alfieri, Sara
AU - Gavray, Claire
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this article we propose looking into some factors for Civic Participation
and the intention to continue to participate among local (Study I) and immigrant (Study II)
young people living inBelgium and Germany. In Study I, 1,079 young people (Mage =19.23,
44.9% males) completed a self-report questionnaire asking about their Civic Participation.
Multiple linear regressions reveal (a) evidence of a pool of variables significantly linked
to Civic Participation: Institutional Trust, Collective-Efficacy, Parents’ and Peers’ Support,
Political Interest, Motivations and (b) that Civic Participation, along with the mediation of
the Participation’s Efficacy, explains the Intention toContinue to Participate. An explanatory
model was constructed on participation and the Intention to Continue to Participate on
behalf of the native youth. This model, is invariant between the two countries. In Study
II, 276 young Turkish immigrants (Mage = 20.80, 49.3% males) recruited in Belgium and
Germany filled out the same questionnaire as in Study I. The same analysis was conducted
as for Study I, and they provided the same results as the native group, highlighting the
invariance of the model between natives and immigrants. Applicative repercussions are
discussed.
AB - In this article we propose looking into some factors for Civic Participation
and the intention to continue to participate among local (Study I) and immigrant (Study II)
young people living inBelgium and Germany. In Study I, 1,079 young people (Mage =19.23,
44.9% males) completed a self-report questionnaire asking about their Civic Participation.
Multiple linear regressions reveal (a) evidence of a pool of variables significantly linked
to Civic Participation: Institutional Trust, Collective-Efficacy, Parents’ and Peers’ Support,
Political Interest, Motivations and (b) that Civic Participation, along with the mediation of
the Participation’s Efficacy, explains the Intention toContinue to Participate. An explanatory
model was constructed on participation and the Intention to Continue to Participate on
behalf of the native youth. This model, is invariant between the two countries. In Study
II, 276 young Turkish immigrants (Mage = 20.80, 49.3% males) recruited in Belgium and
Germany filled out the same questionnaire as in Study I. The same analysis was conducted
as for Study I, and they provided the same results as the native group, highlighting the
invariance of the model between natives and immigrants. Applicative repercussions are
discussed.
KW - immigrants civic participation
KW - participation efficacy
KW - youth civic participation
KW - immigrants civic participation
KW - participation efficacy
KW - youth civic participation
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/64577
U2 - 10.1080/00223980.2014.972307
DO - 10.1080/00223980.2014.972307
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3980
VL - 149
SP - 711
EP - 736
JO - JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
JF - JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ER -