John Bynner|Sheena Ashford
Politics and participation: Some antecedents of young people's attitudes to the political system and political activity
City, University of London|City, University of London
abstract antecedents political disaffection political activism extensively studied adult populations producing two models political protest dissatisfaction model suggesting protest action rooted political disaffection resource model bases interest politics sense political selfefficacy dearth research extending theorizing young people prevoting age present study presents results regression analysis applied longitudinal data collected uk programme research economic political socialization esrc 1619 initiative analysis relates lack interest politics intention vote political activity attitudes personality characteristics experience circumstances measured earlier concluded political disaffection including lack interest intention vote strongly associated growing cynicism politics rooted poor educational performance working class family background connections activism negative much weaker suggesting potential protest activity across wider spectrum youth lends support marshs 1990 view given right circumstances protest action resource model dissatisfaction model apply