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. 2024 Jun;4(2):540-555.
doi: 10.3390/youth4020037. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Sociopolitical Development among Latinx Child Farmworkers

Parissa J Ballard  1 , Stephanie S Daniel  1 , Taylor J Arnold  1 , Jennifer W Talton  2 , Joanne C Sandberg  1 , Sara A Quandt  3 , Melinda F Wiggins  4 , Camila A Pulgar  1 , Thomas A Arcury  1
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Sociopolitical Development among Latinx Child Farmworkers

Parissa J Ballard et al. Youth (Basel). 2024 Jun.

Abstract

The objectives of the present study were to describe civic attitudes and behaviors among Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina, examine civic outcomes across relevant demographic characteristics, and discuss the implications for research on sociopolitical development among Latinx child farmworkers and for developmental theory. Descriptive statistics (count, percent, or mean, standard deviation as appropriate) were calculated for demographic and civic variables. Associations between the demographic variables and the four civic summary variables were calculated using Generalized Linear Models, the Kruskal-Wallis test, t-tests, or Chi-Square tests. Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina (N = 169; ages 11-19, M age = 15.8, 62.7% boys) endorsed relatively high levels of beliefs that society is fair and connections/efficacy in their communities. They reported relatively low involvement in volunteering and political activity. Future work should examine how the daily lives and experiences of child farmworkers inform their developing ideas about civic life in the US and their behavioral participation as they mature.

Keywords: Latinx child farmworkers; civic attitudes; civic behavior; sociopolitical development; youth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. The first author is a co-guest editor of this special issue, the editorial process was handled by outside editors at Youth.

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