Impact · Evidence reviews

Impacts of adolescent and young adult civic engagement on health and socioeconomic status in adulthood

Ballard, Hoyt & Pachucki, Wake Forest School of Medicine / Fordham University / University of Massachusetts · 2019 · Academic paper

US study of 9,471 Add Health participants. Voting, volunteering and activism at ages 18 to 27 were all linked to more education and higher earnings later. Voting and volunteering were also linked to better mental health and fewer risky health behaviours; activism to more risky behaviours.

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Evidence reviews

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PDF

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Open access (author/repository copy)

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markpachucki.com