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Exploring civic behaviors amongst college students in a year of national unrest

This study examined the role of demographics, civic beliefs, and the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic in association with distinct forms of civic participation. College students were recruited across 10 institutions of higher education to complete an online survey. Bivariate, multivariable linear, an...

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Autores principales: Kornbluh, Mariah, Davis, Amanda L., Hoyt, Lindsay T., Simpson, Savannah B., Cohen, Alison K., Ballard, Parissa J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35102552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22808
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author Kornbluh, Mariah
Davis, Amanda L.
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description This study examined the role of demographics, civic beliefs, and the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic in association with distinct forms of civic participation. College students were recruited across 10 institutions of higher education to complete an online survey. Bivariate, multivariable linear, and logistic regressions were performed. Findings indicated that participants from traditionally marginalized backgrounds were more likely to engage in systemchallenging forms of civic participation and community engagement than those from more privileged backgrounds. Participants who rated high in critical reflection, viewed racism as a key issue, and were heavily impacted by the COVID‐19 pandemic were also more likely to engage in system‐challenging forms of civic participation. Participants who endorsed beliefs supporting current systems of power were more likely to report they intended to vote. Results highlight implications for antiracist activism, community engagement, and traditional political civic behaviors.
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spelling pubmed-95457122022-10-14 Exploring civic behaviors amongst college students in a year of national unrest Kornbluh, Mariah Davis, Amanda L. Hoyt, Lindsay T. Simpson, Savannah B. Cohen, Alison K. Ballard, Parissa J. J Community Psychol Research Articles This study examined the role of demographics, civic beliefs, and the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic in association with distinct forms of civic participation. College students were recruited across 10 institutions of higher education to complete an online survey. Bivariate, multivariable linear, and logistic regressions were performed. Findings indicated that participants from traditionally marginalized backgrounds were more likely to engage in systemchallenging forms of civic participation and community engagement than those from more privileged backgrounds. Participants who rated high in critical reflection, viewed racism as a key issue, and were heavily impacted by the COVID‐19 pandemic were also more likely to engage in system‐challenging forms of civic participation. Participants who endorsed beliefs supporting current systems of power were more likely to report they intended to vote. Results highlight implications for antiracist activism, community engagement, and traditional political civic behaviors. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-01-31 2022-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9545712/ /pubmed/35102552 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22808 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Community Psychology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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