Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Psychisch & Physiologisch

improved resilience as a result of participating in positive youth development services

persönliche Entwicklung / Erwerb von sozialen und personalen Kompetenzen

In terms of changes across time on the three dependent variables, ANOVA indicated that all three groups improved their wellbeing scores over time, with the positive group returning significantly higher scores, followed by the inconsistent and then the negative groups (which were similar to each other). By Time 3, the gap apparent at Time 1 between the inconsistent and negative groups on the resilience measure had closed; that is, the negative group made greater resilience gains over time than the inconsistent group. The positive group retained its position as the highest scoring group on wellbeing and resilience. Post hoc (Bonferroni) analyses of the univariate outcomes (adjusted for the three proximal relational resource measures) indicated that young people in the positive service experience group retained the advantages in terms of wellbeing and resilience over time that were seen in the MANOVA, but that the quality of the service experience at Time 1 did not appear to have any long term impact on risk levels when the impact of the covariates was taken into account.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

services using positive youth development practices
services such as child welfare, juvenile corrections, educational services, mainstream classroom programing using positive youth development practices (PYD)
Neuseeland
aged 13 to 17 years, mean 15,35 years
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Quantitative Fragebogenerhebung (schriftlich/offline)
The data upon which this paper is based forms part of a larger, longitudinal study, the Successful Youth Transitions Programme. It is part of a five-country (Canada, China, Colombia, South Africa, and New Zealand), mixed-methods study of patterns of resilience, risk and service use of more than 7000 young people. The research was approved by the University Ethical Review Board prior to the commencement of interviews. This analysis concerns a sub-set of the New Zealand sample (n = 506). These youth completed a survey instrument three times at approximately annual intervals between 2009 and 2013. For purposes of baseline comparison, a second group of youth was also surveyed at Time 1. This group, the comparison group (n= 506), was recruited from the same communities as the vulnerable group and selected on the basis of similar demographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender and race/ethnicity). To be allocated to the comparison group youth were required to not be currently involved in services even though they came from the same neighbourhoods as youth in the vulnerable group.
Resilience: Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM)
CYRM assesses individual resources including personal skills (such as ability to problem solve, cooperation, and awareness of personal strengths), peer support, and social skills; relationships with primary caregivers including physical and psychological caregiving; and contextual resources that facilitate connection to culture and community, the role of religious and spiritual beliefs, and engagement with and relevance of education.
CYRM: 5-point scale from 1=does not describe me at all to 5=describes me a lot.
1013 youth (506=intervention group; 506=control group)
2009-2013