Predictors of intentions to participate in politics and actual political behaviors in young adulthood

被引:37
作者
Eckstein, Katharina [1 ]
Noack, Peter [1 ]
Gniewosz, Burkhard [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany
[2] Univ Munich, D-81377 Munich, Germany
关键词
internal political efficacy; political behaviors; political participation; theory of planned behaviors; young adulthood; young people; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VOTING-BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDES; EFFICACY; ADOLESCENCE;
D O I
10.1177/0165025413486419
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Drawing on data from a three-wave longitudinal study, the present research examined predictors of young adults' intentions to participate in politics and their actual political activities while referring to the broader assumptions of the theory of planned behavior. The analyses were based on a sample of university students from the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. The results showed that attitudes toward political behaviors and internal political efficacy beliefs explained changes in students' intentions to participate in politics. However, the perceived meaning that political participation has for important others had no additional effect. Furthermore, students' intentions to participate in politics and their internal political efficacy beliefs predicted changes in their actual behaviors. Together, the findings supported the theory of planned behaviors as a useful framework helping to predict young adults' intentions and actual involvement in political activities.
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页码:428 / 435
页数:8
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