Abstract

Civic engagement is thought to enhance personal well-being, yet little research has examined links between civic engagement, burdensomeness, and belongingness during periods of heightened civic action. Late adolescent college students (N = 235, M_age=19.43) completed daily assessments of civic engagement (community service, environmentalism, standard political behavior, social movement behavior), belongingness, and burdensomeness for one week during the 2018 US midterm elections. Greater daily community service and environmentalism was associated with higher daily belongingness and lower daily burdensomeness. Lower daily belongingness was associated with higher next-day community service. Greater daily standard political and social movement engagement was associated with greater daily burdensomeness. Greater daily social movement engagement was associated with lower daily belongingness. Findings help to advance theory on youth civic development.

摘要

公民参与被认为可以提高个人幸福感，但很少有研究检查公民参与、负担和归属感在公民行动加强期间之间的联系。青春期晚期大学生 ( N  = 235, M_年龄=19.43）在 2018 年美国中期选举期间完成了为期一周的公民参与（社区服务、环保主义、标准政治行为、社会运动行为）、归属感和负担的日常评估。更大的日常社区服务和环保主义与更高的日常归属感和更低的日常负担相关。较低的日常归属感与较高的次日社区服务相关。更大的日常标准政治和社会运动参与与更大的日常负担有关。日常社交活动参与度越高，日常归属感越低。研究结果有助于推进关于青年公民发展的理论。