Abstract
The study aimed at assessing the impact of sociological factors i.e., family and friends’ connections,
neighbourhood connections and trust on civic engagement by applying quantitative research approach. The
sample was collected from students of four general universities of Pakistan through a random sampling technique.
Proposed integrated model was tested on a sample of 391 students. Research instrument consisted of 17 items;
family and friends’ connections 3 items, trust 3 items, neighbourhood connections 5 items, and civic engagement
6 items. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to assess family and
friends’ connection, trust, and neighbourhood connection with civic engagement: Association of family’s
connections, friends’ connections and trust were positive and significant with civic engagement, however,
association between neighbourhood connections and civic engagement was not significant.
