Subjective Well-Being and Political Participation: A Comparison of Unemployed and Employed Youth

Lorenzini, Jasmine

doi:10.1007/s10902-014-9514-7

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Subjective Well-Being and Political Participation: A Comparison of Unemployed and Employed Youth

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In a cross-sectional study of 618 Swiss youth aged 18-34, life satisfaction had a positive effect on protest among unemployed youth.
“+ effect of life satisfac tion on protest among unemployed youth; - effect of life satisfaction on contacting activities among employed youth”
From The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth: A Scoping Review (2025) · cites this paper as Lorenzini (2015)
The Procedure and Participants passage reports 301 unemployed and 317 employed youth interviewed in Geneva in 2010, and section 5.1 reports that greater life satisfaction increased unemployed youths’ probability of protest. The age range does not fully match: section 4.2.3 says respondents ranged from 18 to 35, although the employed group is described as aged 18 to 34. The paper also cautions in its Discussion that panel data would be needed to establish the direction of causality. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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Psychological and social well-being might represent outcomes of some forms of civic engagement, while emotional well-being might instead serve as its predictor.
“While psychological and social well-being might represent the outcomes of some forms of civic engagement, emotional well-being might instead serve as its predictor (e.g., Fang et al., 2017 ; Lorenzini, 2015 ).”
From The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth: A Scoping Review (2025) · cites this paper as Lorenzini, 2015
Section 2.1 (page unavailable) discusses life satisfaction as both a possible consequence of political participation and a predictor of voting or volunteering. It does not distinguish psychological and social well-being as outcomes from emotional well-being as a predictor; those specific categories and their proposed roles are not supported by this paper. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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In a cross-sectional study of 618 Swiss youth aged 18-34, life satisfaction had a negative effect on contacting activities among employed youth.
“+ effect of life satisfac tion on protest among unemployed youth; - effect of life satisfaction on contacting activities among employed youth”
From The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth: A Scoping Review (2025) · cites this paper as Lorenzini (2015)
Life satisfaction was negatively associated with contacting political institutions, but only among employed Swiss youth.
“However, Lorenzini (2015 ) tested these associations among employed and unemployed Swiss youth and found that life satisfaction was negatively associated with contacting political institu -tions, but only among employed youth.”
From The Effect of Civic Engagement on Different Dimensions of Well-Being in Youth: A Scoping Review (2025) · cites this paper as Lorenzini, 2015

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Authors: Lorenzini, J.
Affiliations: University of Geneva (CH)
Corresponding author: Lorenzini, Jasmine
ORCID: Lorenzini, Jasmine
Venue: Journal of Happiness Studies
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-02-26
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 381-404
ISSN: 1389-4978 (ISSN-L)
1573-7780
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-014-9514-7
OpenAlex: W2086167874
Cited by: 26
References: 60
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2
FWCI: 2.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Funders: European Commission (216122)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth, Politics, and Society
Keywords: subjective well-being, political participation, youth, unemployment, life satisfaction, life dissatisfaction, protest participation, voting

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