Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage?
The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique context in which community engagement was necessary for handling the crisis and emerging adults had a reduced risk in the face of the virus. Therefore, this paper aimed to take an in-depth look at the ways in which emerging adults engaged in their communities....
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Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
2024-12-01
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The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique context in which community engagement was necessary for handling the crisis and emerging adults had a reduced risk in the face of the virus. Therefore, this paper aimed to take an in-depth look at the ways in which emerging adults engaged in their communities. Inductive thematic analyses conducted on a sample of 86 Romanian emerging adults (Mage= 23.38, SDage= 2.71) revealed two main themes: General engagement (subthemes Passing on knowledge, Helping disadvantaged groups, Organizing events, and Political engagement), and Pandemic-related engagement (subthemes Initiatives directly related to the COVID-19 virus, and Initiatives related to the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic). Results show that most Romanian emerging adults engaged in activities not directly related to handling the crisis and identify one worryingly unpopular form of engagement: political engagement.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7892d825c194a0c980e91cd674458bb2025-01-21T11:00:54ZengStudia Universitatis Babes-BolyaiStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia2065-94312024-12-0169210.24193/subbpsyped.2024.2.02Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage?Bianca V. MARINICA0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-1627Oana NEGRU-SUBTIRICA1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7562-1504Self and Identity Development Lab, Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: biancamarinica@psychology.roSelf and Identity Development Lab, Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: oananegru@psychology.ro The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique context in which community engagement was necessary for handling the crisis and emerging adults had a reduced risk in the face of the virus. Therefore, this paper aimed to take an in-depth look at the ways in which emerging adults engaged in their communities. Inductive thematic analyses conducted on a sample of 86 Romanian emerging adults (Mage= 23.38, SDage= 2.71) revealed two main themes: General engagement (subthemes Passing on knowledge, Helping disadvantaged groups, Organizing events, and Political engagement), and Pandemic-related engagement (subthemes Initiatives directly related to the COVID-19 virus, and Initiatives related to the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic). Results show that most Romanian emerging adults engaged in activities not directly related to handling the crisis and identify one worryingly unpopular form of engagement: political engagement. https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/8719community engagementcivic engagementEastern Europeemerging adulthoodCOVID-19 |
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| title | Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage? |
| title_full | Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage? |
| title_fullStr | Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage? |
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| title_short | Civic Engagement in Times of Crisis: How did Romanian Emerging Adults Engage? |
| title_sort | civic engagement in times of crisis how did romanian emerging adults engage |
| topic | community engagement civic engagement Eastern Europe emerging adulthood COVID-19 |
| url | https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/8719 |
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