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411 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 5,025 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Further research could investigate the relationship between political alienation and support for violence in different contexts, - Studies could examine the role of other factors in moderating the exclusion–endorsement connection, - Research could focus on developing strategies for rebuilding civic efficacy, - Investigations into the motivational core of the amplifying facet could be conducted

    From grievance to endorsement: Political alienation as a conditional catalyst, not a cause, of support for political violence. · 2026 · DOI

  • The prevailing assumption that alienation simply transmits or amplifies the effect of exclusion is mistaken, and the actual relationship between these factors is not well understood. Prior work has not adequately addressed the role of political alienation in the exclusion-endorsement link, and the paper aims to fill this gap.

    From grievance to endorsement: Political alienation as a conditional catalyst, not a cause, of support for political violence. · 2026 · DOI

  • ABSTRACT Comparative research on school‐to‐work transitions (SWT) mainly focused on cross‐country differences, while territorial variations among sub‐national territories in youth labour market and transitions outcomes have been underexplored.

    Welfare Regimes, Subnational Territories and Dynamics of School‐To‐Work Transitions · 2026 · DOI

  • The findings support an associational interpretation and invite further research on the temporal sequence between grievance, affective identification, and sustained participation in social movements.

    Affective Alignment and Youth Participation: Positive Emotional Orientations toward Spain's 15M Movement · 2026 · DOI

  • While youth demonstrate motivation and competence, they encounter workplaces that are insufficiently prepared to support them as developing workers.

    Workplace inequalities and youth inclusion: Viewing underemployment through the lens of youth narratives · 2026 · DOI

  • Few studies have sought to gather the perspectives of CYP about their mental health, wellbeing and education.

    Youth participatory action research: exploring young people’s educational and wellbeing experiences · 2025 · DOI

  • Emerging adulthood is characterized by behavioral exploration and identity formation, yet few studies have examined how relevant identities (i.

    Racial Identity Moderates Cultural Congruence and Healthy Eating Intentions in Black Emerging Adults · 2025 · DOI

  • Abstract Previous studies have linked growing up in vulnerable neighbourhoods to worse health and social outcomes in adulthood but with mixed findings regarding the impact on young people's employment status, and with studies often limited by models that did not optimally distinguish neighbourhood‐ from individual‐ or family‐level effects.

    The long‐term impact of Danish vulnerable neighbourhoods in adolescence on employment status in emerging adulthood · 2024 · DOI

  • The importance of school structure and school transition in affecting friendship networks should be explored as well as the role of stable versus changing friendship networ

    Social transition and adolescent development · 1987 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the existing literature on PYD, highlighting the need to consider the socio-political and cultural context in which youth development occurs. The research gap is related to the lack of understanding of how exemplary youth in China are shaped by individual, social, and institutional factors.

    A socio-legal inquiry through awards: the “China model” of positive youth development · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on Housing First for Youth in the UK. The majority of available research on HF4Y originates from North America.

    ‘From staff to young people, transcending through both of us’: What enables ‘helpful support’: A case study of a UK Housing First for Youth ‌service · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should adopt a more globally conscious and politically savvy approach to the study of youth. It should develop a social-generational analysis that connects personal narratives to historical contexts and the global political economy. Research should also challenge Anglocentric views and recognize young people as active social agents.

    Beyond Cultures and Transitions: A Review Essay on Youth Agency, Precarity, and the Future of Youth Sociology · 2026 · DOI

  • The field of youth sociology is limited by its reliance on the 'cultures vs. transitions' dichotomy. The field lacks a cohesive and globally conscious approach to understanding young people's lives. The essay identifies a gap in the recognition of young people as active social agents.

    Beyond Cultures and Transitions: A Review Essay on Youth Agency, Precarity, and the Future of Youth Sociology · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior research has investigated single aspects of STEM identity, but a collective approach is needed. The existing research has neglected the interaction of multiple factors that contribute to STEM identity formation.

    A Framework for Collective STEM Identity of Adolescent Girls · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the consequences of disaster-driven evacuation for students' well-being. The study aims to address this gap by investigating the consequences of the forced evacuation of an entire town following a volcanic eruption.

    Volcanic Eruption and Disruption: Youth Well-being After the Grindavík Evacuation in Iceland · 2026 · DOI

  • The annual Icelandic Youth Study offers a unique opportunity to track Grindavík evacuees over time. Continued inclusion of relevant items in future waves, and use of earlier survey years as pre-evacuation baselines, would enable stronger designs to assess the longer-term consequences of disaster-driven displacement (see for example Lai et al., 2018). Such evidence could clarify recovery trajectories and the role of support from family, friends, schools and the counselling and guidance initiatives provided via the Grindavík Committee. The findings could guide future initiatives to further support the affected students and help inform future post-disaster interventions. Additionally, in-depth qualitative research, such as focus groups and interviews with displaced Grindavík youth, as well as their parents and teachers, would yield further insight into the unique experiences of becoming an evacuee and dealing with the integration process at new schools. 12 Volcanic Eruption and Disruption: Youth Well-being After the Grindavík Evacuation in Iceland Conclusion Taken together, the findings highlight the disruptive nature of forced displacement. Evacuation was associated with clear and persistent differences in students’ socio-emotional well-being that were evident 15–17 months after displacement, largely unaffected by family background or age. These results suggest that disaster-driven displacement constitutes a qualitatively different experience from ordinary mobility, with broader and less socially stratified consequences for young people’s well- being. Even in light of otherwise favourable circumstances in the context of the Icelandic welfare state, students experienced considerable declines in well-being. The results of this study can be used to inform policies and the continued strategic support for the school-aged children who lost their homes and school community following the evacuation of their hometown of Grindavík.

    Volcanic Eruption and Disruption: Youth Well-being After the Grindavík Evacuation in Iceland · 2026 · DOI

  • The study suggests that future quantitative and qualitative empirical studies on youth populations are recommended to complement these theoretical findings.

    The Necessity of Metaphysics in the Context of Contemporary Youth Social Support · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the current literature on the relevance of metaphysics in the context of contemporary challenges faced by young people. The study highlights the need for a new perspective on the importance of metaphysical frameworks in contributing to psycho-social development, value stability, and existential resilience.

    The Necessity of Metaphysics in the Context of Contemporary Youth Social Support · 2026 · DOI

  • Little is known about how digital dependence relates to collective actions for climate adaptation among adolescents who have grown up online. The study aims to address this gap by examining the relationship between digital dependence and climate donations among adolescents.

    Disconnecting from the Earth? Digital Dependence and the Social Foundations of Youth Climate Action · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need for addressing global problems, particularly in the areas of healthcare, education, and employment. It highlights the importance of taking necessary steps at the national level to address existing challenges.

    GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH POLICY IN AZERBAIJAN · 2026 · DOI

  • Further analysis of the themes and geographical locations of international youth literature. Comparison of the trends and complexities of international youth literature across different years. Analysis of the impact of international youth literature on children's education.

    Research Report on International Youth Literature Published in 2024 in the U.S. · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of data on the trends and complexities of international youth literature. Previous studies have focused on specific aspects of international youth literature, but there is a need for a comprehensive analysis.

    Research Report on International Youth Literature Published in 2024 in the U.S. · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap between current youth participation practices and the need for genuine youth participation in sustainable development. The lack of recognition of young people's aspirations for dignity, education, livelihoods, safety, and influence.

    Different Contexts, Common Aspirations: Why Young People Must Be Partners in Sustainable Development · 2026 · DOI

  • 9.1 GOVERNMENTS DIFFERENT CONTEXTS, COMMON ASPIRATIONS Establish sustained youth-participation mechanisms at local and national levels, rather than one-off consultations, consistent with the direction set by Youth2030 Phase 2 UN Youth Office, 2025. Involve diverse young people before policies are finalised. Create formal, documented responses to youth recommendations. Allocate specific funding for youth-led or youth-partnered implementation, not only for consultation events. Connect local youth structures to formal planning processes. Ensure participation reaches underrepresented young people specifically. Protect participation processes from political tokenism. 9.2 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Create continuing Youth Hubs, councils, or project structures rather than isolated events. Integrate community problem-solving directly into the curriculum where feasible. Give students meaningfully defined roles in designing and leading projects. Recognise student leadership formally, through academic credit, certificates, or portfolio documentation. Train educators specifically in facilitation, a distinct skill from teaching. Make a deliberate effort to include less visible and marginalised students. Provide resources for student-led implementation, not only for the planning stage. 9.3 FUNDERS AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATIONS Fund youth-led action itself, not only youth attendance at events. Offer small grants with accessible application processes. Cover the practical costs of participation directly: transport, technology, accessibility support, safeguarding, and mentorship. Simplify reporting requirements that are disproportionate to grant size. Evaluate institutional responsiveness to youth input as part of grant assessment. Support sustained structures over isolated events. Avoid grant designs that assume unpaid youth labour as a matter of course. 9.4 CIVIL-SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS Involve young people before programme design is largely complete. Define explicitly what young people can and cannot influence in a given process. Expand participation deliberately beyond familiar youth representatives. Build feedback loops that close with young participants. Share credit and, where appropriate, authorship. Protect young people from tokenism and from storytelling that extracts their stories without benefit to them. Document, specifically, how youth input changed programme decisions. 9.5 PRIVATE SECTOR Include youth perspectives directly in workforce, technology, product, and community-impact decisions that affect them. Create paid opportunities for substantive youth contribution and avoid relying on unpaid internships or advisory roles where young people are performing work of material value. Connect youth innovators to technical expertise, markets, mentors, and capital, not only to visibility. Avoid using youth participation primarily for brand positioning. Report specifically on what changed as a result of youth input.

    Different Contexts, Common Aspirations: Why Young People Must Be Partners in Sustainable Development · 2026 · DOI

  • Whilst other studies have highlighted that adolescent health can predict NEET status in young adulthood, robust and recent longitudinal evidence remains limited.

    Adolescent health and Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in young adulthood: Evidence from a UK prospective longitudinal study · 2026 · DOI

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