Abstract

This dataset contains the underlying data of the following article published in the journal European Union Politics: Prati, G., Cicognani, E., Mazzoni D. (in press) Cross-border friendships and collective European identity: A longitudinal study. European Union Politics. The dataset consists of longitudinal quantitative data collected in Italy within Work Package 7 of the research project CATCH EyoU (Constructing AcTive CitizensHip with European YOUth: Policies, Practices, Challenges and Solutions). The sample consists of 1792 Italian adolescents and young adults between 15 and 30 years old. They participated in the study on a voluntary basis and filled paper and online questionnaires, after receiving an invitation from the researchers and a presentations of the aims of the study. The data was used in the analysis of the relationship between corss-border friendships and collective European identity. In particular, the following variables are included: age, age group (adolescent vs. young adults), gender, parents’ education, income, cross-border friendships, trust in the EU, Identification as European, participation at EU level, political beliefs about European Union, attitudes toward European Union, participants’ intentions to vote at the next EU parliamentary elections, political alienation. This data is made available for open access in compliance with H2020 Program regulation, following the guidelines stipulated by the Data Management Plan adopted by the CATCH-EyoU research project.