Intergroup contact and peacebuilding: Promoting youth civic engagement in Northern Ireland
Author(s) / Creator(s)
McKeown, Shelley
Taylor, Laura K.
Abstract / Description
Focusing on the post-accord generation in Northern Ireland, this study aimed to examine the role of intergroup contact in promoting support for peacebuilding and youth civic engagement. The sample comprised 466 youth (aged 14-15; 51% Catholic, 49% Protestant) who were born after the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and therefore represent a ‘post-accord’ generation. Recruited through their schools, youth completed scales on intergroup contact (quality and quantity), support for peacebuilding, and civic engagement. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling and bootstrapped mediation in MPlus. Results found that support for peacebuilding partially mediated the association between higher quality and higher quantity contact and greater civic engagement (volunteering and political participation). Findings demonstrate that youth who are living with the legacy of protracted intergroup conflict can support peacebuilding and engage in constructive behaviours such as civic engagement. By recognising the peacebuilding potential of youth, especially in a post-accord generation, the findings may inform how to promote youth civic engagement and social reconstruction after conflict.
Keyword(s)
intergroup contact youth peacebuilding civic engagement volunteering political participation Northern Ireland post-conflict settingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2017-10-20
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
5
Issue
2
Page numbers
415–434
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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McKeown, S., & Taylor, L. K. (2017). Intergroup contact and peacebuilding: Promoting youth civic engagement in Northern Ireland. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5(2), 415–434. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.769
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Author(s) / Creator(s)McKeown, Shelley
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Taylor, Laura K.
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Date of first publication2017-10-20
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Abstract / DescriptionFocusing on the post-accord generation in Northern Ireland, this study aimed to examine the role of intergroup contact in promoting support for peacebuilding and youth civic engagement. The sample comprised 466 youth (aged 14-15; 51% Catholic, 49% Protestant) who were born after the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and therefore represent a ‘post-accord’ generation. Recruited through their schools, youth completed scales on intergroup contact (quality and quantity), support for peacebuilding, and civic engagement. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling and bootstrapped mediation in MPlus. Results found that support for peacebuilding partially mediated the association between higher quality and higher quantity contact and greater civic engagement (volunteering and political participation). Findings demonstrate that youth who are living with the legacy of protracted intergroup conflict can support peacebuilding and engage in constructive behaviours such as civic engagement. By recognising the peacebuilding potential of youth, especially in a post-accord generation, the findings may inform how to promote youth civic engagement and social reconstruction after conflict.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationMcKeown, S., & Taylor, L. K. (2017). Intergroup contact and peacebuilding: Promoting youth civic engagement in Northern Ireland. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5(2), 415–434. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.769en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1454
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1710
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.769
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Keyword(s)intergroup contacten_US
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Keyword(s)youthen_US
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Keyword(s)peacebuildingen_US
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Keyword(s)civic engagementen_US
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Keyword(s)volunteeringen_US
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Keyword(s)political participationen_US
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Keyword(s)Northern Irelanden_US
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Keyword(s)post-conflict settingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleIntergroup contact and peacebuilding: Promoting youth civic engagement in Northern Irelanden_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers415–434
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Volume5
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