Civic Engagement and Civic Competences in Adolescence: A Gender-Based Perspective

Abstract: As outlined by the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC), civic competences are core elements for active participation in a democratic society. This study aimed to examine the linkages between four civic competences (empathy, respect, responsibility, and cooperation) and civic engagement (attitudes and behaviors) during adolescence, as well as test the potential role played by gender, both as a covariate and a moderator. We recruited a sample of 446 adolescents (70% females; Mage = 16.51, SD = 1.35) from a high school in Southern Italy and administered a set of online self-report scales: civic attitudes and behaviors were evaluated through the Civic Engagement Scale; empathy was assessed through the Empathic Concern subscale of the Brief Interpersonal Reactivity Index; cooperation was assessed through the Cooperation Scale; responsibility and respect were measured through a set of descriptors provided by the RFCDC. A Structural Equati.... https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/spb/article/view/13645

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• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Civic Engagement and Civic Competences in Adolescence: A Gender-Based Perspective ; volume:20 ; day:05 ; month:02 ; year:2025 ; Social psychological bulletin ; 20 (05.02.2025)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Ingoglia, Sonia ; Iannello, Nicolò Maria ; Cavarretta, Maria Valentina ; Inguglia, Cristiano ; Barrett, Martyn ; Tenenbaum, Harriet ; Wiium, Nora ; Baviera, Costanza ; Cucinella, Nicla ; Lo Coco, Alida

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.32872/spb.13645
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2502150419169.919833413873
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.