RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2471410.22363/2313-1683-2020-17-3-459-472SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN CULTURAL DIMENSIONSСОЦИАЛЬНАЯ ПСИХОЛОГИЯ В КРОСС-КУЛЬТУРНОМ ИЗМЕРЕНИИResearch ArticleThe Role of Civic Identity in the Preferences of Civil and Political Forms of Social Activity in Russian YouthРоль гражданской идентичности в предпочтениях гражданско-политических форм социальной активности российской молодежиShamionovRail M.ШамионовРаиль Мунирович

Doctor Sc. of Psychology, Professor, is Head of the Chair of Social Psychology of Education and Development

доктор психологических наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой социальной психологии, образования и развития

shamionov@mail.ruSaratov Chernyshevsky State UniversityСаратовский государственный университет имени Н.Г. Чернышевского15122020173VOL 17, NO3 (2020)ТОМ 17, №3 (2020)45947229092020Copyright ©; 2020, Shamionov R.M.Copyright ©; 2020, Шамионов Р.М.2020Shamionov R.M.Шамионов Р.М.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/24714

Civic identity is an important feature of a socialised person. It regulates numerous personal behavioural manifestations, e.g. commitment to the country, patriotism, willingness to participate in important processes related to democratic procedures, desire to realise values that are of paramount importance for adaptation and integration with other representatives of civil society. The aim of this research is to determine the role of civic identity in the preferences of civil and political forms of social activity among young people in provincial Russia. The study involved 305 people (35.4% men) aged 17 to 35 (M = 21.1; SD = 3.1). The study used a questionnaire aimed at determining the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample group, containing scales for assessing the degree of personal involvement in certain forms of social activity (R.M. Shamionov et al.), Civic Identity Scale (A.N. Tatarko), Self-Assessment of the Propensity for Extreme Risky Behavior Technique (the Russian version of M. Zuckerman’s Sensation Seeking Scale). The study revealed that the indicators of commitment to protest, radical-protest and subcultural activity are more homogeneous and less pronounced in comparison with the indicators of civic, political and socio-economic activity. As a result of the factor analysis, it was found that civic-political (civic, socio-economic and political) and subcultural-protest (subcultural, protest and radical-protest) forms of activity constitute two stable factors. As a result of structural modelling, it was shown that civic identity has a positive impact on social activity in the civil-political field and a negative impact on subcultural-protest activity. Seeking new experiences plays a positive role in subcultural-protest activity of young people, while the feeling of uncertainty undermines the manifestations of civic-political activity. The study also revealed an important role of socialisation conditions: the participation of parents in the public life of the country contributes to civic-political activity and the formation of civic identity of their children. Civic identity reduces the manifestation of the feeling of uncertainty and the search for new experiences among young people.

Гражданская идентичность является важным эффектом социализации личности. Она регулирует множество поведенческих проявлений человека - его приверженность к стране, патриотизм, стремление принимать участие в важных процессах, связанных с демократическими процедурами, наконец, стремление к реализации ценностей, которые имеют первостепенное значение для адаптации и интеграции с другими представителями гражданского общества. Цель данного исследования - установление роли гражданской идентичности в предпочтении гражданско-политических форм социальной активности молодежи провинциальной России. В исследовании приняло участие 305 (35,4 % мужчин) человек в возрасте от 17 до 35 лет (М = 21,1; SD = 3,1), проживающих на территории Поволжья (Саратовской и Ульяновской областей). Для диагностики использовались: анкета, направленная на установление социально-демографических характеристик выборки, содержащая шкалы оценки степени включенности личности в те или иные формы социальной активности (Р.М. Шамионов и др.); шкала гражданской идентичности (А.Н. Татарко); методика «Самооценка склонности к экстремально-рискованному поведению» (русская сокращенная версия Sensation Seeking Scale М. Цуккермана). В результате установлено, что показатели приверженности к протестной, радикально-протестной и субкультурной активности более однородны и менее выражены в сравнении с показателями гражданской, политической и социально-экономической активности. Факторный анализ показал, что гражданско-политические (гражданская, социально-экономическая и политическая) и субкультурно-протестные (субкультурная, протестная и радикально-протестная) формы активности образуют два стабильных фактора. Структурное моделирование выявило положительное влияние гражданской идентичности на социальную активность в гражданско-политической области и негативное влияние на субкультурно-протестную активность. Положительную роль в субкультурно-протестной активности молодежи играет поиск новых впечатлений, а чувство неопределенности подрывает проявления гражданско-политической активности. Установлена также важная роль в приверженности к активности условий социализации: участие родителей в общественной жизни страны способствует гражданско-политической активности и формированию гражданской идентичности молодежи. Гражданская идентичность снижает проявления чувства неопределенности и поиска новых впечатлений молодежи.

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