%0 Journal Article
%T Aktywność obywatelska jako zadanie i wyzwanie rozwojowe – znaczenie okresu dzieciństwa i adolescencji
%A Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz, Beata
%J Psychologia Rozwojowa
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/20843879PR.19.013.11291
%N Tom 24, Numer 3
%P 9-20
%K aktywność obywatelska, młodzież, osobowość, edukacja / citizenship activity, young people, personality, education
%@ 1895-6297
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/psychologia-rozwojowa/artykul/aktywnosc-obywatelska-jako-zadanie-i-wyzwanie-rozwojowe-znaczenie-okresu-dziecinstwa-i-adolescencji
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	Citizenship Activity as Developmental Task and Challenge – the Importance of Childhood and Adolescence

	Civic participation has significant meaning for building internal resources of the individuals and is an important development task for them. In this article, which has theoretical and overview character, we present current knowledge of childhood and adolescence experience on civic behaviors in adulthood. We will deep-dive into the phenomenon of citizenship and it’s psychological perspective. Later on, we present current studies on psychological determinants of citizenship activity of young people including their personality resources, relationship with their surroundings and institutions, as well as demography and socio-economic status. At the end we focus on early experience influence on citizenship activity in adulthood. In the summary section we describe threads for future researches on citizenship of children and youngsters.