Past research has shown that economic and cultural capital of the family in general, and cultural participation of youth specifically play an important role in bettering their school outcomes. The purpose of our research was to analyse determinants of cultural participation and to compare its impact with other determinants of secondary school performance, while controlling for other relevant variables. We conducted a multivariate analysis of nationally representative survey data of Slovenian youth (Mladina 2010 study), where the target population were permanent residents living in Republic of Slovenia between the ages of 15 and 29 years. The results of regression analyses showed that 1) women and youth with more educated fathers (but not mothers) have higher academic achievement; 2) younger youth, women, youth with more educated mothers (but not fathers), youth from urban environments and with higher social capital are more often involved in cultural activities; 3) controlling for other variables, cultural participation is positively associated with secondary school success. The results indicate that cultural activities are becoming one of the most important determinants of school performance of Slovenian youth. We conclude our paper with some proposals for cultural and educational policy, including in terms of improving accessibility to and promoting cultural participation, especially for young people from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
COBISS.SI-ID: 24765704
In the present chapter on youth cultural participation, we present findings from semi-structured interviews with young people (N = 20) and adults (primary/secondary school teachers and university professors (N = 16), cultural workers and heads of cultural institutions (N = 12)). We were mainly interested in the forms of cultural participation of young people and other leisure activities, their perception of the concept of culture, determinants of cultural participation, attitudes of young people to the institutional cultural offer, perceived barriers and motives of cultural participation. We focused on cultural consumption and creative activities, and we also analysed the role of information-communication technology plays in the cultural participation of young people in modern society.
COBISS.SI-ID: 59609859
The results of the analysis of FES (2019) data showed that cultural participation is universally linked – in all ten analysed countries of South-Eastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Serbia) – with a healthier lifestyle and increased pro-social behaviour of young people. At the same time, in eight out of ten countries, cultural participation is also associated with greater civic competencies (measured through youth’s readiness for political participation). In six countries, it is linked with higher academic achievement of school-enrolled youth. We also found that when controlling for and comparing the impact of authoritative parenting style, cultural participation remains a relatively strong predictor of developmental outcomes of young people. Across cultures, authoritative parenting style has a significant positive impact primarily on subjective well-being and health of young people. For other developmental outcomes, the levels of youth's cultural participation and family cultural capital remain stronger predictors. Therefore, our results indicate that in the countries of Southeast Europe, cultural participation has a significant positive impact on youth’s developmental outcomes, especially pro-social behaviour, civic competencies, and school performance.
COBISS.SI-ID: 59605251
The main purpose of our research was to examine the relationship among various indicators of educational habitus, subjective health and substance use and the moderating role of gender. We used a nationally representative survey sample of school-enrolled young people (Slovenian Youth 2013 Study) aged between 16 and 27 years (N = 608, Mage = 20.9 years). Youth health outcomes were measured with five subjective health indicators (self-rated health, mental health, self-perceived stress, depression and satisfaction with life) and four substance use indicators (tobacco use, alcohol use, use of soft and hard drugs). Educational habitus was measured with six indicators: perceived school stressfulness, average academic grade, hours of studying daily, satisfaction with Slovenia's educational system, school adjustment and young people's expectations of finding employment after completing schooling. The results indicated that 1) over one third of bivariate correlation coefficients between habitus and health outcome measures were statistically significant; 2) the most consistent correlate of subjective health was satisfaction with the Slovenian educational system, while school adjustment most consistently correlated with substance use; 3) when controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors and parenting confounders in multivariate analyses, only in two out of twelve examined cases did habitus predictors remain significant (only for substance use); 4) gender moderated the impact of two indicators of educational habitus on overall substance use, but not on overall subjective health. Implications of the results are discussed.
COBISS.SI-ID: 45987587
The main purpose of our study was 1) to test for gender differences in subjective health and well-being, political and cultural participation; 2) to examine whether gender moderates the link between health and participation; and 3) to test for regional variation in this link. A representative survey sample of Slovenian Youth 2010 study was analysed. At the total sample levels, men reported better health, there were no gender differences in voter turnout, while cultural participation was higher among women. In addition, gender did not moderate cultural participation-health link (no significant link in either gender), but it did moderate voter turnout-health link, with turnout being significantly negatively related to health among men (but not among women). Regional variations were not detected, as associations within regions were largely insignificant.
COBISS.SI-ID: 25053192