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Promoting Political Empowerment: Evaluation of an Intervention with University Students
Author(s) -
Angelique Holly Lizotte,
Reischl Thomas M.,
Davidson William S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/a:1020205119306
Subject(s) - empowerment , intervention (counseling) , health psychology , feeling , psychology , politics , public health , social psychology , medical education , nursing , medicine , political science , psychiatry , law
The aim of this research is to examine the effects of an intervention, focusing on the development of political empowerment, with university students. Undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of two conditions (intervention/control) and were surveyed at two time points: before implementation of the intervention and upon completion of the intervention (or the equivalent two semester period). ANCOVA analyses reveal that individuals who participated in the empowering intervention had increased feelings of political commitment and a decreased sense of political efficacy compared to individuals who were randomly assigned to a waiting list/control group. Finally, limitations of this study are discussed and suggestions for future research are presented.