AI Article Synopsis
- - This study highlights the importance of Positive Youth Development (PYD) for children from diverse racial-ethnic backgrounds, emphasizing the need for more research in this area.
- - It investigates the effects of community-based afterschool programs on the PYD of over 500 elementary school children, revealing that high-quality afterschool experiences positively influence skills like competence, connection, and caring among all youth.
- - The research suggests that well-structured and supportive interactions in afterschool settings can enhance PYD, particularly for racial-ethnic minority youth, by incorporating important sociocultural elements.
Article Abstract
Positive youth development (PYD) deserves more empirical attention, particularly among children of diverse racial-ethnic backgrounds. Given the need among families for monitoring and supervision during out-of-school time, community-based afterschool is a potentially promotive ecological setting. This study explores the quality of afterschool experiences upon PYD. This multimethod study includes over 500 elementary school children in Grades 2-5 (M = 8.80, SD = 1.12). The sample comprises of 49% White, 27% African American, 7% Latino, and 17% mixed race/others with 45% free/reduced lunch eligible children. In multilevel models, independently observed quality across time positively impacted competence, connection, caring for all youth, and cultural values for racial-ethnic minority youth. Afterschool fosters PYD, including sociocultural dimensions, when comprised of appropriately structured, supportive, and engaging interactions.
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