J 2024

The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth : A Scoping Review

MUŽÍK, Michal, Jan ŠEREK and Dana SERYJOVÁ JUHOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth : A Scoping Review

Authors

MUŽÍK, Michal, Jan ŠEREK and Dana SERYJOVÁ JUHOVÁ

Edition

Adolescent Research Review, Cham, Springer, 2024, 2363-8346

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

article - open access

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.700 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00239-x

UT WoS

999

Keywords in English

Civic engagement; Well-being; Mental health; Youth

Tags

online first

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 5/6/2024 10:00, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Abstract

V originále

Youth civic engagement is usually framed positively by existing literature, which finds that it can benefit young people’s well-being. Despite that, the literature lacks summarized evidence of the effects of various forms of youth civic engagement on different dimensions of well-being (i.e., psychological, emotional, social, and mental health). This scoping review identified 35 studies on this topic. Results demonstrated that social engagement (e.g., volunteering) generally positively affected psychological and social well-being and mental health. In contrast, the effects of other forms of civic engagement (i.e., protest action, conventional and online engagement) on these dimensions were more heterogeneous. Mixed evidence was found for the effects of all forms of civic engagement on emotional well-being. The issue of possible opposite effects, i.e., from well-being dimensions to civic engagement, was also addressed. They were found mainly for emotional well-being, which usually predicted civic engagement but not vice versa. Overall, this scoping review stresses the importance of distinguishing between different forms of civic engagement and between different dimensions of well-being in future research.

Links

GA22-27941S, research and development project
Name: Psychologické procesy spojující občanské zapojení a well-being
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Psychological processes linking civic engagement to well-being
Displayed: 18/10/2024 19:08