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Youth Political Participation: Sample of Sirnak
JOURNAL OF YOUTH RESEARCHES
Table 2: Analysis of Political Participation Dimensions: Education Field-Gender-
Membership-Age
Active Civil
Participation Motivation Communication
Channels
Personal
Characteristics
Education
Mann-Whitney U
22915.000 24591.000
22788.500
22601.500
Wilcoxon W
41251.000 42927.000
41124.500
40937.500
Z
-2.412
-1.239
-2.497
-2.636
Significance Level
(2-Tailed)
.016
.215
.013
.008
Gender
Mann-Whitney U
11188.000 17832.500
16582.500
16631.500
Wilcoxon W
42563.000 49207.500
47957.500
48006.500
Z
-12.552
-8.456
-9.207
-9.204
Significance Level
(2-Tailed)
.000
.000
.000
.000
Membership Mann-Whitney U
12743.500 11750.000
10496.000
13715.000
Wilcoxon W
64746.500 63753.000
62499.000
65718.000
Z
-10.331 -10.988
-11.775
-9.718
Significance Level
(2-Tailed)
.000
.000
.000
.000
Age
Chi-Square
146.057 163.311
156.192
156.617
Degrees of Freedom
2
2
2
2
Significance Level
(2-Tailed)
.000
.000
.000
.000
According to these results, all hypotheses were rejected. Only motivation of young people
did noy differ significantly to education field. This means that youth’s motivation may turn
into participation when restructuring works have finished in Şırnak and when facilities
have become completely active for cultural and sportive activities, art and out of school
curriculum education. Active civil participation, motivation, communication channels and
personal characteristics, which are the political participation dimensions of young peo-
ple, differ significantly according to education field, gender, age and membership to or-
ganizations engaged in activities related to youth.
