Department of Educational Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstr. 27, 07743 Jena, Germany.
J Adolesc. 2012 Jun;35(3):485-95. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.002. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
Drawing on data from a longitudinal cohort-sequential project, the present study examined developmental trajectories of adolescents' attitudes toward political engagement and their willingness to participate in politics from grade 7 to 11 while accounting for the influence of school track and gender. Moreover, stabilities on the dependent variables were assessed. The results revealed differential trajectories regarding adolescents' educational level. Increases were mainly shown for students attending the college-bound school track. Generally, both orientations toward political behaviors were shown to become more stable throughout the adolescent years. Together, the findings confirmed adolescence to be a crucial period in life concerning the emergence, consolidation, and development of political points of view.
本研究借助一项纵向队列序列项目的数据，考察了青少年从 7 年级到 11 年级对政治参与的态度和参与政治的意愿的发展轨迹，同时考虑了学校轨道和性别因素的影响。此外，还评估了因变量的稳定性。研究结果表明，青少年的教育水平存在差异轨迹。对于选择大学预科学校轨道的学生，增长主要表现出来。总体而言，青少年的政治行为倾向在整个青少年时期都变得更加稳定。总之，研究结果证实了青春期是一个关键时期，涉及政治观点的出现、巩固和发展。
