Stanojević, Dragan and Todosijević, Bojan and Gvozdanović, Anja (2025) The well-being of young people in Europe during the pandemic: the social ties, labor market integration, and the social inequalities. In: Well-being during the pandemic: comparative perspectives from the Global North and South. Social Indicators Research Series (90). Springer, Cham, pp. 69-97. ISBN 978-3-031-63439-0 (Print), 978-3-031-63440-6 (E-book)
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IN ENGLISH: This chapter analyzes the relationships between life satisfaction and three dimensions of integration: social ties, participation in the labor market, and political participation among the European youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it is commonly presumed that a higher level of social integration corresponds to a greater level of life satisfaction it is important to explore whether certain forms of integration may be associated with greater dissatisfaction and frustration. For instance, under certain circumstances, dissatisfaction might motivate greater political participation and involvement in various social networks. In other words, it is of interest to ascertain whether dissatisfaction might, in fact, foster a greater propensity to connect with others and engage in collective actions. We address this problem by using multilevel data. The individual-level data come from the tenth cycle of the European Social Survey (ESS10-2018), conducted across 31 countries during the years 2020–2022. Since our study focuses on youth, a sub-population comprising individuals aged 15–35 years was extracted. In order to control for the contextual-level data, we employed two standard indicators, GINI and GDP per capita. The results show that the various forms of integration—closer social ties, being a member of an ethnic majority, labor market integration, and some forms of political participation (voting)—are associated with greater life satisfaction. ------------- IN CROATIAN: Ovo poglavlje analizira odnose između zadovoljstva životom i triju dimenzija integracije: društvenih veza, sudjelovanja na tržištu rada i političkog sudjelovanja među europskom omladinom tijekom pandemije COVID-19. Iako se obično pretpostavlja da viša razina socijalne integracije vodi prema većem zadovoljstvu životom, važno je istražiti mogu li određeni oblici integracije biti povezani s većim nezadovoljstvom i frustracijom. Primjerice, u određenim okolnostima, nezadovoljstvo može potaknuti veće političko sudjelovanje i uključivanje u raznovrsne društvene mreže. Drugim riječima, zanimljivo je istražiti može li nezadovoljstvo, zapravo, motivirati veću sklonost povezivanju s drugima i uključivanju u kolektivne akcije. Ovo pitanje istražuje se korištenjem podataka na višestrukim razinama. Podaci na individualnoj razini prikupljeni su tijekom desetog ciklusa Europskog socijalnog istraživanja (ESS10-2018), provedenog u 31 zemlji u razdoblju od 2020. do 2022. godine. Budući da je fokus studije na mladima, izdvojena je subpopulacija pojedinaca u dobi od 15 do 35 godina. Kako bi se uzeli u obzir kontekstualni čimbenici, korištena su dva standardna pokazatelja: GINI indeks i BDP po glavi stanovnika. Rezultati pokazuju da su različiti oblici integracije – bliže društvene veze, pripadnost etničkoj većini, integracija na tržište rada te određeni oblici političkog sudjelovanja (primjerice glasovanje) – povezani s višom razinom zadovoljstva životom.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Dobrobit mladih u Europi tijekom pandemije: društvene veze, integracija na tržište rada i društvene nejednakosti. - Book editors: Christian Suter, Jenny Chesters, Sandra Fachelli. - Book series ISSN 1387-6570 (Print), 2215-0099 (electronic). |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Social capital, labor market integration, political participation, life satisfaction, COVID-19 (društveni kapital, integracija na tržište rada, politička participacija, zadovoljstvo životom, COVID-19 pandemija) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2024 08:07 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2024 08:07 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1180 |
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