Promoting political empowerment: Evaluation of an intervention with university students

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 815-833

  Angelique, Holly Lizotte ^a   Reischl, Thomas M ^b   Davidson, William S ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Efficacy; Empowerment; Political empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CHANGE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036886617     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020205119306     Document Type: Article

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