The Role of Family Experiences for Adolescents' Readiness to Use and Participate in Illegal Political Activity

Autor/inn/en	Glatz, Terese; Dahl, Viktor
Titel	The Role of Family Experiences for Adolescents' Readiness to Use and Participate in Illegal Political Activity
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 40 (2016) 1, S.11-20 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025414558854
Schlagwörter	Family Role; Adolescents; Readiness; Family Environment; Activism; Political Attitudes; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Crime; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienmilieu; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Schweden
Abstract	This study used reactance theory as a starting point to explain what role a perceived undemocratic and controlling family has for adolescents' readiness to use illegal political activity. Additionally, we examined whether adolescents' readiness to use illegal political means was related to actual political behaviour, which has been lacking in research. Data came from a longitudinal sample of 424 younger (M[subscript age] = 13.44) and 296 older (M[subscript age] = 16.62) adolescents collected in a mid-sized city in Sweden. Results showed that adolescents who perceived their families as undemocratic and controlling increased in readiness to use illegal political means over time. In addition, but only for older adolescents, readiness was associated with an increase in actual political behaviour. The findings highlight the role a perceived family environment has on adolescents' development of political values and behaviours in today's democratic societies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01