Youths’ opinions of Donald Trump predicted shifts in their sociopolitical development over a one-year timespan, according to new research published in the journal Child Development. The findings suggest that the changing political climate in the United States has coincided with measurable changes in adolescents’ perceptions of marginalization and civic efficacy. “The Trump era was a volatile and highly politically polarizing time for the country. Some experienced it as a very hostile and marginalizing time and were attacked by Trump’s rhetoric and policies, whereas others were satisfied with p…

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