Attitudes toward political engagement and willingness to participate in politics: Trajectories throughout adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 485-495

  Eckstein, Katharina ^a   Noack, Peter ^a   Gniewosz, Burkhard ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Development; Education; Political engagement; Political participation; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLITICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861344439     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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