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Dimensions of Citizenship: Associations among Adolescents’ Sociopolitical Values and Civic Judgments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2014

Aaron Metzger ,
Benjamin Oosterhoff ,
Cara A. Palmer  and
Kaitlyn Ferris
Aaron Metzger
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
Benjamin Oosterhoff
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
Cara A. Palmer
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
Kaitlyn Ferris
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
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Abstract

This study used a sample of 467 middle and high school students (Mage = 15.26) from a mid-Atlantic state. Structural equation models controlling for demographic variables (age, gender, and parents’ education) examined associations between three developing sociopolitical values (spiritualty, patriotism, and authoritarianism) and adolescents’ social and moral judgments (obligation and social praise) concerning four civic activities (community service, standard political involvement, social movement, and community gathering). Spirituality was associated with judgments for community service and community gathering involvement while authoritarian values were associated with the prioritization of all forms of civic activity. Multigroup analyses indicated that associations between authoritarianism and both community service and social movement judgments were stronger for younger adolescents while spirituality was more strongly associated with community service judgments for older adolescents. Patriotic beliefs were associated with civic judgments for children of college-educated parents, but not children of noncollege-educated parents.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 443 - 448
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2014 

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