An Evaluation of The Factors Affecting Tendency Towards Active Social Citizenship Said Vesali, Seyed Mohsen Mousavi

This article aims to examine the factors influencing tendency towards active social citizenship of citizens 18 years and older in YazdProvince. This research was carried out in the form of a survey, and questionnaires were used to gather data. The sample size was estimated at 650 people who reside in the counties (shahrestan) of Yazd, Taft, Bafgh and Behabad. The results show that the mean of tendency towards active social citizenship is 3.45, which is somehow more than the middle extent in the 1 to 5 grade continuum. Stepwise regression results show that the variables of social trust, social efficacy, the level of education and gender had a significant impact on tendency towards active social citizenship; in total, 23% of changes in active social citizenship are explained by these four variables. Furthermore, the variables of attitude to political system and the feeling of having citizenship rights had an indirect impact on tendency towards active social citizenship.