Civic engagement is important for society's functioning, as individual and collective civic
actions are vital to elections and democratic governance, policy change, human and civil …

Social responsibility can be defined as a set of prosocial values representing personal
commitments to contribute to community and society. Little is known about developmental …

Through civic engagement, adolescents can increase community vitality, challenge
injustices, and address social problems. Positive youth development (PYD) theory and …

Despite recognition that youth civic engagement is multidimensional, different modeling
approaches are rarely compared or tested for measurement invariance. Using a diverse …

Civic developmental theory anticipates connections between normative developmental
competencies and civic engagement, but little previous research has directly studied such …

Despite a growing understanding about civic development, we know little about whether the
developmental course of civic engagement is the same across different types of civic …

Developmental theory posits that youth are civically engaged in different ways, patterns of
civic development vary across individuals, and both stability and change in youth civic …

Students' learning experiences and outcomes are shaped by school and classroom
contexts. Many studies have shown how an open, democratic classroom climate relates to …

Civic engagement among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ)
youth and heterosexual cisgender allies can challenge oppressive systems. Among 295 …

Many scholars posit that engaging in civic actions enhances mental health, yet existing
evidence is limited. To address gaps in the literature and advance understanding of benefits …