Agency and community orientation and social participation of young people aged 14 to 19 – research report
Agency and community orientation and social participation of young people aged 14 to 19 – research report

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the results of research diagnosing the agency and community orientations of young students aged 14 to 19 in relation to the social participation of young people in activities undertaken for the benefit of their communities. The commitment and social activity of members of a given community are one of the factors determining its development (Potoczek, 2001). The presented research results are an attempt to examine the importance of the sense of agency for conscious, responsible engagement in activities and social participation among students of selected secondary schools in a medium-sized city. It was assumed that the dimension of agency (the act of exerting or not exerting) by a person's influence on events can be an important aspect of building one's self-image, one's perception of one's role in the surrounding world, motivation to undertake specific activities, but also understanding and interpreting the world and the phenomena occurring in it. Ultimately, the issue raised seems to be important due to the social consequences of forming or not forming a belief in the possibility of constructing one's own biography, but also a belief in the possibility of influencing the surrounding reality. The results can also be related to Eric Berne's transactional analysis theory, in which the Adult ego state enables conscious, rational assessment of situations and social activity, which may provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of building engagement and social responsibility among young people.

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