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New study finds 12- to 17-year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard, distrustful of politics

A major new U.K. study of 12- to 17-year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in politics, their willingness to engage is linked to their anxiety about the future, low trust in political parties, and limited confidence that political institutions will listen...

New study finds 12- to 17-year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard, distrustful of politics
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A major new U.K. study of 12- to 17-year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in politics, their willingness to engage is linked to their anxiety about the future, low trust in political parties, and limited confidence that political institutions will listen to them.

Originally published at Phys.org

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