Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of Empowerment
| Autor: | Heather Zaykowski, Russell K. Schutt, Whitney Gecker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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030505 public health
Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 03 medical and health sciences Depression (economics) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science Empowerment Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Urban Social Work. 4:5-27 |
| ISSN: | 2474-8692 2474-8684 |
| DOI: | 10.1891/usw-d-18-00036 |
| Popis: | BackgroundYouth in communities with high rates of crime and low rates of collective efficacy are at risk of depression, substance abuse, and other types of delinquency.ObjectiveThis article presents a formative evaluation of an empowerment-oriented program intended to reduce depression and risky behaviors by improving social support, providing adult mentors, and facilitating prosocial action.MethodsQualitative interviews and observations are used to describe program delivery and a quantitative survey is used to identify correlates of program participation.FindingsQualitative data describe a systematic process of program engagement that supported individual and group empowerment. The analysis of quantitative survey results identifies an association of program participation with less depression and more self-esteem—with reduced feelings of loneliness as the mechanism of these effects—although without comparable patterns for substance abuse and other risky behaviors.ConclusionsEmpowerment-oriented programs that involve young people in supportive peer teams should be developed to help foster constructive social change. |
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