Family political socialisation and its effect on youth trust in government: a South African perspective

dc.contributor.authorEsau, Michelle Vera
dc.contributor.authorRondganger, Carol Hilary
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette V.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T07:15:24Z
dc.date.available2018-11-08T07:15:24Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractCurrent debates on citizenship and democracy highlight the salience of cooperative relations between government and its citizens. Scholars observe that governments and its institutions function better where there is cooperation and trust. However, evidence suggests that political interest is waning and trust in government, dwindling. More especially, concerns about the effects of youth disengaging from political life are increasing. This phenomenon is more worrying in young democracies, where democratic traditions and principles are still evolving. This study examines the effect of family politicisation on youth trust in government. This quantitative study used a cross-sectional correlational research design. A two-level approach was adopted. At the first level we examined the prevalence of political discussions in the home and the trust attitudes of the family (as indicators of family politicisation) and youth towards government. At a second level we conducted a regression analysis to determine relationships between parent-adolescent communication and youth trust in government; family trust in government and youth trust in government; and finally, parent-adolescent communication and family trust on youth trust in government. The results suggest that a combination of parent-adolescent communication and family trust in government in a model, significantly positively predicts youth trust in government.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEsau, M.V. et al. (2018). Family political socialisation and its effect on youth trust in government: a South African perspective. Politikon, 2018.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0258-9346
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2018.1525927
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4193
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the post-print version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2018.1525927
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectCitizenshipen_US
dc.subjectDemocracyen_US
dc.subjectTrust in governmenten_US
dc.subjectFamily politicisationen_US
dc.subjectYouth trusten_US
dc.titleFamily political socialisation and its effect on youth trust in government: a South African perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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