目标:我们研究了成年初期的公民参与是否对成年中期的广泛结局产生了积极影响,如果协会因种族而变化,性别,年龄,和城乡地位。
方法:前瞻性设计用于确定成年后(M年龄=21.81)的公民参与是否可以预测15年后的结果。
方法:来自全国青少年与成人健康纵向研究的限制性数据。
方法:完成调查7年的第1波参与者(随访率为77%),14年(随访率80%),和22年后(随访率72%),并且具有有效的抽样体重以确保国家代表性(n=9349)。
方法:预测器-公民参与;结果-心理健康,物质使用,犯罪行为,和健康的行为。
方法:使用MPLUS7.2进行线性回归。
结果:公民参与预测抑郁症状水平较低(b=-1.05,SE=.28),犯罪行为(b=-.47,SE=.12),和物质使用(b=-.66,SE=.13),和更高水平的健康行为(b=1.26,SE=0.19),在控制人口统计学之后,家庭,同行,邻居,和学校相关的背景变量。适度分析显示,公民参与使女性和白人参与者受益更多。
结论:成年初期的公民参与对成年中期的广泛结局具有积极影响。将讨论影响和未来的研究建议。
We examined if civic engagement during emerging adulthood positively impacted a broad array of outcomes in middle adulthood, and if associations varied based on race, gender, age, and urban-rural status.
Prospective design used to determine if civic engagement during emerging adulthood (M age = 21.81) predicted outcomes 15 years later.
Restricted data from the National Longitudinal
Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
Wave 1 participants who completed surveys 7 years (77% follow-up rate), 14 years (80% follow-up rate), and 22 years later (follow-up rate 72%) and who had valid sampling weight to ensure national representativeness (n = 9349).
Predictor - civic engagement; Outcomes-mental health, substance use, criminal behaviors, and healthy behavior.
Linear regression using MPLUS 7.2.
Civic engagement predicted lower levels of depressive symptoms (b = -1.05, SE = .28), criminal behaviors (b = -.47, SE = .12), and substance use (b = -.66, SE = .13), and higher levels of healthy behaviors (b = 1.26, SE = .19), after controlling for demographics, family, peer, neighborhood, and school-related background variables. Moderation analyses revealed that civic engagement benefited females and white participants more.
Civic engagement during emerging adulthood has a positive impact on a broad array of outcomes in middle adulthood. Implications and future research recommendations will be discussed.