marginally significantp < 0.10
However, this trend was marginally significant in the association between civic dispositions and civic purpose ( β = 0.053, SE = 0.030, p < 0.10, 95% bootstrap CI [–0.007, 0.109]). 5 Discussion This study contributes to emerging scholarship at the intersection of civic education and sustainability by highlighting moral self‐concept as a critical developmental construct that links civic competencies to a deeper, more enduring sense of civic purpose.