Despite the importance of examining how adolescents and young adults contribute solutions
to society's pressing problems, gaps in the literature leave unanswered the question of how …

Prior research has identified political efficacy and political interest as strong predictors of
political participation, but few studies have examined these two attitudes in tandem or …

In this brief historical overview of the study of the political socialization process and the
acquisition of political knowledge, the authors maintain that the study of youth, political …

Interest in the developmental antecedents of adults' political and civic engagement is once
again on the research agenda of the social sciences. Attention to this subject tends to …

This paper reviews the research that has been conducted into youth civic and political
engagement since 2010. We begin by noting the claim that youth are not sufficiently …

CONSTANCE FIANAGAN and LESLIE S. GALLAY s far back as 1951, Havighurst listed civic
competence and socially responsible behavior among the ten developmental tasks of …

Using data from an original two‐wave panel survey of C alifornia high school students and a
two‐wave panel survey of high school students in C hicago, we find that different …

In unprecedented numbers, young people throughout the country are joining together to
demand a voice in the decisions that affect their lives and their communities. In the process …

What exactly is civic and political participation? What factors influence young people's
participation? How can we encourage youth to participate actively in their own …

Scholarly interest in youth and politics has waxed and waned with the times. Voting in
elections is a major dependent variable in political science. Since age determines eligibility …