Volunteering in three cohorts of Czech adolescents : the socialization roles of family, school, and associations

SERYJOVÁ JUHOVÁ, Dana, Jan ŠEREK, Petr MACEK and Lenka LACINOVÁ. Volunteering in three cohorts of Czech adolescents : the socialization roles of family, school, and associations. Applied Developmental Science. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-17. ISSN 1088-8691. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2296684.

Basic information

• Original name: Volunteering in three cohorts of Czech adolescents : the socialization roles of family, school, and associations
• Authors: SERYJOVÁ JUHOVÁ, Dana, Jan ŠEREK, Petr MACEK and Lenka LACINOVÁ.
• Edition: Applied Developmental Science, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, 1088-8691.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 3.800 in 2022
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2296684
• UT WoS: 001131624100001
• Keywords in English: civic socialization; volunteering; adolescence; associational involvement; parenting
• Tags: online first
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This study aims to identify the proximal socialization processes that are consistently related to adolescents’ volunteering across changing macrosocial conditions. We focused on three groups of Czech adolescents: one living in an early post-communist society (1995) and two living in developed democratic conditions (2010 and 2019). Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed survey-based data from 14-year to 17-year-olds (Ns = 833, 893, and 2,836, respectively). Identical scales with established measurement invariance were used. The results showed that volunteering in all three groups was consistently predicted by prosocial parenting and adolescents’ associational involvement. Another consistent predictor was democratic school climate, although its effect gradually declined across the cohorts. Contrary to our expectations, we found no consistent effects of family cohesion, parental education, or family economic well-being. Overall, adolescents’ volunteering seems to be stimulated by environments promoting prosocial and democratic values and providing sufficient opportunities to become involved with different associations.

Links

• GA19-22997S, research and development project: Name: The Adolescent Experience: Young Czechs after and during social change (Acronym: ADOL2019)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

• MUNI/A/1459/2022, interní kód MU: Name: Důvěra a sebepojetí v adolescenci a dospělosti

Investor: Masaryk University, Trust and self-concept in adolescence and adulthood