Abstract:

The aim of this paper is to explore the perception of participation right of children in Estonian society from the perspective of adults and children by taking into consideration their sociodemographic background. The study draws on data from Estonia's Second Children's Rights and Parenting Survey (2018; a sample of 1,063 children at age 10–17, and 1,083 adults in the age range of 18–74). The study focused on children's and adults' attitudes, knowledge and experiences concerning children's involvement in decision-making in matters related to children's lives, as expressions of the right of participation. The findings demonstrate the generational and gender differences between children and adults in their perceptions. The study confirms the association between the awareness of children's rights and support to children's possibilities to participate in decision-making in different aspects of life. Furthermore, the analysis shows the importance of the children's own experiences of involvement: children who have more experiences with having a say in issues related to their everyday matters tend to be supportive of the involvement of children.

摘要：

本文的目的是通过考虑成年人和儿童的社会人口统计学背景，从成人和儿童的角度探讨爱沙尼亚社会中儿童参与权的观念。该研究借鉴了爱沙尼亚第二次儿童权利和育儿调查（2018年; 10-17岁的1,063名儿童和18-74岁的1,083名成年人的样本）。该研究侧重于儿童和成人关于儿童参与与儿童生活有关的事务的决策方面的态度，知识和经验，以参与权的形式表达。研究结果表明，儿童和成年人在观念上的世代和性别差异。该研究证实了儿童的意识之间的关联。权利和支持儿童参与生活各个方面决策的可能性。此外，分析表明了孩子们自己参与经验的重要性：在与他们的日常事务相关的问题上有发言权的经验更多的孩子倾向于支持孩子们的参与。