Long-term Impacts of Civic Engagement during Emerging Adulthood: A Nationally-representative Study.
Am J Health Promot
; 38(5): 641-647, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We examined if civic engagement during emerging adulthood positively impacted a broad array of outcomes in middle adulthood, and if associations varied based on race, gender, age, and urban-rural status.DESIGN:
Prospective design used to determine if civic engagement during emerging adulthood (M age = 21.81) predicted outcomes 15 years later.SETTING:
Restricted data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.SUBJECTS:
Wave 1 participants who completed surveys 7 years (77% follow-up rate), 14 years (80% follow-up rate), and 22 years later (follow-up rate 72%) and who had valid sampling weight to ensure national representativeness (n = 9349).MEASURES:
Predictor - civic engagement; Outcomes-mental health, substance use, criminal behaviors, and healthy behavior.ANALYSIS:
Linear regression using MPLUS 7.2.RESULTS:
Civic engagement predicted lower levels of depressive symptoms (b = -1.05, SE = .28), criminal behaviors (b = -.47, SE = .12), and substance use (b = -.66, SE = .13), and higher levels of healthy behaviors (b = 1.26, SE = .19), after controlling for demographics, family, peer, neighborhood, and school-related background variables. Moderation analyses revealed that civic engagement benefited females and white participants more.CONCLUSION:
Civic engagement during emerging adulthood has a positive impact on a broad array of outcomes in middle adulthood. Implications and future research recommendations will be discussed.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Health Promot
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos