Emerging adulthood among backpackers: The contribution of internal and external factors to sense of community
| Autor: | Drorit Levi, Shlomit Weiss-Dagan, Haya Itzhaky, Tehila Refaeli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Variables Social Psychology Posttraumatic growth Family support media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Multilevel model Sense of community Survey sampling 050109 social psychology Self Concept Sense of belonging Developmental psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Association (psychology) Posttraumatic Growth Psychological 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Community Psychology. 49:2366-2382 |
| ISSN: | 1520-6629 0090-4392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.22524 |
| Popis: | During emerging adulthood, individuals are primarily concerned with themselves. Community participation, however, may help one to mature, and community belonging is important for well-being. As such, the current study aimed to examine these two components among young-adult Israeli backpackers abroad. We examined the role of personal (mastery, self-esteem, and posttraumatic growth) and environmental (family and friends' support) factors in sense of belonging and community participation. A cross-sectional sample survey was distributed; data were collected from 332 Israeli backpackers abroad. The findings based on t-tests, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical regression analysis showed that mastery was associated with sense of belonging, not with community participation. Self-esteem and posttraumatic growth were positively associated with both dependent variables. Friends' support was also positively associated with both dependent variables; family support was not significantly associated with either. Personal factors had the greatest association with sense of community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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