Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Avda., Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile.
J Adolesc. 2012 Jun;35(3):474-84. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.11.006. Epub 2011 Dec 23.
Through a qualitative approach this study documents life experiences that youth with a history of sustained social and political participation judge as significant in the development of their civic commitment. Data is drawn from in-depth interviews to 6 Chilean youth (3 ages 16-19; 3 ages 20-24 years) of diverse socioeconomic condition, with a history of 3-7 years of active participation in prosocial and political organizations. Grounded theory was used to generate inductive knowledge of the processes that led to commitment and further sustained civic participation. Participants' trajectories of commitment illustrate both individual and contextual sources that motivate their sustained action. Participants identify with social and political causes and integrate them to their personal identities. Their sustained social action is related to identification with the goals of the organizations they belong to. Their accounts convey a collective sense of we developed through working toward shared goals with other organization members. Findings speak to the role that youth can play in advancing social and political ideologies and are discussed in light of identity theory and sociopolitical development.
本研究采用定性方法，记录了有持续的社会和政治参与经历的青年认为对其公民承诺发展有重要意义的生活经历。研究数据来自对 6 名智利青年（3 名 16-19 岁；3 名 20-24 岁）的深入访谈，他们的社会经济状况各不相同，有 3-7 年积极参与亲社会和政治组织的历史。扎根理论用于生成导致承诺和进一步持续公民参与的过程的归纳知识。参与者的承诺轨迹说明了激励他们持续行动的个人和背景来源。参与者认同社会和政治事业，并将其融入个人身份。他们持续的社会行动与他们所属组织的目标相认同。他们的叙述传达了一种通过与其他组织成员共同追求共同目标而形成的集体意识。研究结果说明了青年在推进社会和政治意识形态方面可以发挥的作用，并结合身份理论和社会政治发展进行了讨论。
