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An Examination of Participants in Organizational, Political, Informational, and Interpersonal Activities
Abstract
Data from three groups of freshmen, volunteers, interested
nonvolunteers, & nonvolunteers, (N = 214) collected during the
1971/72 academic year at the U of Delaware are used to determine which
of 9 personality & attitude scales best predict each of 4 types of
activities. Membership & level of activity in non-U formal
voluntary organizations are best predicted by organizational attitudes
& political efficacy, which account for 23% of the observed
variance at the .01 level. Both informational leadership &
political activity are also significant predictors (p less than .01).
Involvement in political organizations, demonstrations, & related
reading are best predicted by citizen responsibility, voting
attitudes, & adjustment, which account for 24.6% of the variance,
as well as informational leadership & organizational activities (p
less than .01 for all). Utilization of information resources is best
predicted by political efficacy (7.6% of variance, p less than .01)
& organizational, interpersonal, & political activities (p
less than .01). Peer relations are best predicted by interpersonal
attitudes & adjustment (10% of variance, p less than .01), SE
class (1.5% of variance, p less than .01), & information
leadership (p less than .01). The data support a "general
activity syndrome" among those who focus their involvement beyond
interpersonal relationships. 5 Tables, Appendix. M. Migalski.
Journal
(1973)
vol2
no4
pages200-211
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