Klose, Amy (2025) Youth Political Identity Development - A Systematic Review. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
A rapidly changing political landscape along with novel influences on political views profoundly affect the ways in which young people construct their political identities. Research surrounding this topic is scattered and includes a variety of constructs and methods used to examine youth political identity formation. This systematic review aims to synthesize the literature of the past 15 years to illuminate how young people construct their political identities and what factors influence this development. The search yielded 553 papers, of which 24 were included in the final analysis. The majority of the included papers had qualitative designs and were of an average to high quality. The results showed that young people develop their political identities through day-to-day interactions in which they negotiate their identities and evaluate its fit with other domains. This process is influenced by factors such as young people’s personal context, their social relationships, and digital environments. Keywords: political identity, identity development, adolescence, emerging adulthood, systematic review
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gaag, M.A.E. van der |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Lifespan Development and Socialization [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2025 10:50 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2025 10:50 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5551 |
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