Civic engagement and well-being among noncollege young adults: Investigating a mediation model.

ABSTRACT: Young adults may benefit from civic engagement as a health promotion tool, as civic engagement is generally associated with positive well-being. However, more information is needed to examine civic engagement among lesser-educated young adults who are least likely to civically engage, and more likely to demonstrate mental health needs. We surveyed noncollege young adults (N = 621) to measure their civic engagement, meaning, civic efficacy, well-being, and sociodemographic factors. Using an a priori model, direct, indirect, and full effects path analyses were conducted across men and women, and then the entire sample. The full effects model best fit the data with mediation by civic efficacy and meaning (χ² (2) = 0.59, p = 0.74; comparative fit index = 1.0; root mean square error

SUBMITTER: Fenn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629573 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature