The present study is concerned with cultural diversity climate at school and how it relates to acculturation orientations psychological adjustment of early adolescent immigrants. Specifically, the distinct role two types policy investigated, namely (a) fostering equality inclusion (b) acknowledging pluralism. Longitudinal multilevel analyses based on 386 immigrant students ( M age = 10.49 years) in 44 ethnically heterogeneous classrooms Germany revealed that manifestations both policies...

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 broader assumptions theory planned behavior. The analyses were based sample university students federal state Thuringia, Germany. results showed that attitudes toward behaviors internal efficacy beliefs explained changes students’ politics. However, perceived meaning participation has for...

This study investigated the associations between cultural diversity approaches endorsed by teachers and adolescents' positive negative intergroup contact in schools. Participants were 984 adolescents (Mage = 14.66; 62.7% female; 24.8% ethnic minority) involved a three-wave longitudinal 2019 2020. Results highlighted that perceived equal treatment was related to higher lower over time. However, support for cooperation interest of children's background not either or Importantly, results...

This study investigated to what extent parents' intergroup attitudes influence the development of their children's ethnic (i.e., ingroup bias), and which socialization factors moderate this influence. We report on a four-year longitudinal 213 children (Mage = 7.94) parents conducted in Eastern Germany. Findings showed significant interindividual differences developmental trajectories, could, part, be explained by child gender, socio-economic status parental attitudes. The was moderated...

Abstract Many view populist tendencies among youth with concern because adolescence is a formative period for political development. Of the many factors that shape young people's attitudes, experiences in school deserve attention since people spend time educational settings and schools share goal of educating students to become informed responsible citizens. However, context offers wide variety experiences, ranging from formal curricular informal (climatic or participatory) characteristics....

AbstractDrawing on data from a large-scale international project, this research examined predictors of civic engagement between immigrant (n = 599) and majority youth 1,027) in Belgium, Germany, Turkey. In all three countries immigrants were found to be more civically engaged than their peers. Further, based the assumptions voluntarism model, was predicted by resources, social experiences, psychological (i.e., internal political efficacy). The results showed that differed ethnic background....

This study examined social identity development on the national and European domain using three-dimensional status model. We took a person-centered approach to identify statuses stability change of across one year within two longitudinal samples young people aged 15 26 (MT1 = 19.81, SDT1 3.22) from Germany (n 1028) Czech Republic 1342). Latent profile analyses questionnaire-based data showed evidence for four (i.e., diffusion, moratorium, closure, achievement). The differed substantially in...

It is a well-established fact that forming mature and coherent political identity one developmental task in adolescence young adulthood. However, given different degrees of commitment on the regional, national, European level, question remains whether people's identification varies among those spheres? Drawing data from Catch-EyoU-project, it was goal this study to examine people can be classified according their toward home country Europe how these types are associated with age, gender, as...

Abstract Although schools have been described as an important socialization context for the development of intergroup attitudes, longitudinal multilevel studies are still rare within this field. This 3-wave study (with annual assessments) German adolescents ( N = 1292; M age 13.86; 51.8% female) examined role school experiences (perceived multicultural education, supportive peer relations in class, democratic classroom climate) youth’s negative attitudes toward immigrants. Longitudinal...

Abstract This study aims to tackle positive and negative intergroup contact in school out‐of‐school contexts test whether a spillover effect (i.e., the extent which experiences that individuals have one context spill over into another) applies contact. Participants were 984 adolescents ( M age = 14.66; 62.7% female; 24.8% ethnic minority). Results indicated was related time higher vice versa valence consistent ). Positive linked lower inconsistent Overall, this provides novel insights...

Within Europe, European identity formation is considered important, as it linked to EU support. To understand whether and how adolescents identify with we examined three processes of commitment, in-depth exploration, reconsideration commitment) on a short- mid-term time scale, their interrelations. A total 371 German (Mage = 14.24, SDage 0.55, 60.37% females) participated in longitudinal study ten-day daily diary study. We conducted latent growth curve analysis (LGCM) assessed rank-order...

Although the effects of elections and measures direct democracy on policy outcomes have been well researched, their indirect “educative value” has received less attention, particularly in relation to political engagement young people. This study examined activating effect national Germany (2009), Czech Republic (2010), Sweden (2014) voters’ engagement. Young voters (Germany: N = 388; Republic: 196, Sweden: 246) were surveyed several months before (T1), shortly after (T2), (T3) respective...

Although classrooms have been described as an important socialization agent for the development of intergroup attitudes, role classroom climate has rarely investigated. This 5-wave study Swedish adolescents (N = 892, 51.1% girls, nested in 35 classrooms) examined cooperative youth attitudes toward immigrants. The results multilevel analyses showed that who perceived to be more had lower levels anti-immigrant compared less cooperative. Similarly, with a were positive immigrants than climate....

Drawing on the exercise and self-esteem model (EXSEM), current study examined associations between sport activities aspects of self-system among adolescent members groups. Youths attending religious groups were included in to allow for a test generalization. Participants 595 adolescents (sport groups: n = 355, Mage 15.09 years, SD 1.49, 54.6% female; 240, 15.67 1.44, 53.8% female) who completed series paper pencil measures detailing their involvement group only), self-efficacy beliefs...

While research suggests that schools can foster active citizenship among youth, studies have not tested whether ethnic minority youth may benefit differently from school experiences than majority youth. In this study of 219 students (138 German and 81 Turkish‐origin minority; M age = 18.26; 55% females), we examined the association between different at 4 indicators citizenship, controlling for various socio‐demographic characteristics. Although value social was associated with three out four...

Despite the importance of a democratic school context, little is known about its underling processes. The present research examined in how far positive social-emotional classroom climate, namely perceptions community class and fairness tea

Studies on youth participation tend to characterize as either active and trustful or passive alienated. This cross-national longitudinal study examines patterns of citizenship orientations characterized by both manifest latent involvement differentiated one’s position toward institutional politics (trustful distrustful) among 1,914 adolescents from five European countries (53.5% female; M age = 16.27). Demographic proximal contextual correlates associated with different at a 1-year interval...

The present study examines the interpersonal circumstances that facilitate spread of political alienation between parents and adolescent children. A total 571 German adolescents (314 girls, 257 boys) their mothers fathers each completed questionnaires describing own at two time points, approximately 1 year apart. In addition, perceptions warmth in relationships with parents. Adolescents were sixth (

The present research examined the effects of one's national sports team defeats in international competitions on adolescents' out-group attitudes and moderation these by in-group identification. We conducted two longitudinal studies surveying German adolescents (Soccer World Championship 2006 European 2008). Both showed deterioration evaluations people from countries whose soccer teams defeated (Italy Spain). There was no generalization to other groups. shown be more pronounced for reporting...

This study examines the conditions that make adolescents open to their parents' attempts at political socialization. Based on a reformulation of perceptual accuracy argument, messages are filtered through correct perceptions these by adolescents, suggests who accurately recognize high sophistication particularly likely attend and be communication. proposition was tested using cluster analysis sample 505 Swedish upper-secondary students parents (51% girls; Mage = 16.56, SD 0.67). The yielded...