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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12820774722021-08-03T06:00:31Z Mechanisms and Outcomes Associated with Disadvantaged Youth Participation in a Summer Sport-Based Youth Development Program: Getting the Parent Perspective Riley, Allison Boester <p>There are numerous youth development programs, and strategies that reduce risk and enhance protective factors or assets at different systems levels (Catalano, Berglund, Ryan, Lonczak, & Hawkins, 2002). These factors, in turn, are known to contribute to multiple positive and negative outcomes for youth (Anderson-Butcher, Stetler, & Midle, Hawkins, Catalano, & Miller 1992; Howard & Jenson, 1999; Jenson, 2004; Richman, Bowen, & Woolley, 2004; Tolan & Guerra, 1994). While research supports the positive impacts of youth development programs and strategies, such as afterschool programs, extracurricular activities and camps, on youth outcomes (Eccles & Barber, 1999; Fredricks & Eccles, 2006; Mahoney, Larson, Eccles, & Lord, 2005), little is known about the contributions of sport-based summer camps (Hartmann, 2003; Watson, Newton, Kim, 2003). In addition, these opportunities may have special importance for youth from disadvantaged circumstances, as they may not typically have access to these opportunities. Little is known about the unique contributions for this special population. Finally, the mechanisms underlying the connection between involvement in these programs and outcomes are relatively unknown (Anderson-Butcher & Cash, 2010; Anderson-Butcher, Newsome, & Ferrari, 2003; Eccles, Barber, Stone, & Hunt, 2003; Gould & Carson, 2008; Petitpas, Cornelious, Van Raalte, & Jones, 2005). </p><p>In order to explore these gaps in knowledge, parents of youth participating in a short-term sport-based summer positive youth development program (PYD) were interviewed. Study participants were from disadvantaged backgrounds and had a child who participated in the sport-based PYD program during the summer of 2009 and who was currently participating in the program during the time of the interview. Interview questions tapped parents’ perceptions of the program impacts on child, parent, family, and community level outcomes; the unique contribution of this program to outcomes for disadvantaged families; and the aspects of the program contributing to these identified impacts.</p><p>Interview data were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Raw data were then coded and organized into higher-order themes, sub-themes and lower-order themes. A peer review process was used to ensure the rigor of data collection and analysis procedures, and a member check afforded feedback on how the results represented the voice of the respondents. </p><p>Parents identified key outcomes at the individual, parent, family and community level that are known to contribute to healthy development. Findings provide preliminary evidence of the value of sport-based PYD summer programs for supporting the development of protective factors, or developmental assets and reducing risk. In addition, the results provide information about the mechanisms contributing to important individual, parent, family, and community outcomes.</p> 2010-10-27 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1282077472 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1282077472 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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