title: Family functioning's contributions to values and group participation in Italian late adolescents: a longitudinal study.
abstract: This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the contributions of family functioning (in terms of support and control) to the development of civic engagement in term of personal values (i.e., values related to health, school, religion, and disapproval of deviance) as well as participation in groups that pursue cultural, religious-volunteer, and sport goals. The study controlled for sociodemographic factors, such as parental level of education and integrity of the family. Two waves of data were collected among 175 Italian late adolescents at a one-year interval. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that the average level of parental support positively related to both health value and religion value; increased parental control positively related to health value and disapproval of deviance; and average levels of both parental support and control positively related to religious-volunteer group. However, increased parental support negatively related to participation in a cultural group. The discussion focused on the important role of the family in current Italian society for youth socialization in regard to civic engagement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. emenuela.rabaglietti@unito.it
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rabaglietti
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roggero
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Begotti
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borca
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciairano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007558:Italy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011057:Politics; D011594:Psychometrics; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult