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Youth development, community engagement, and reducing risk behavior.

Howard P Greenwald1, David Pearson, William L Beery

  • 1School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. greenwa@usc.edu

The Journal of Primary Prevention
|January 20, 2006
PubMed
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The Youth Development Model

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent psychology
  • Public health interventions
  • Risk behavior research

Background:

  • The Youth Development Model is widely used to foster resilience in young people against negative influences.
  • Tobacco use is a significant high-risk behavior among adolescents.
  • Understanding the model's dimensions is crucial for effective prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the statistical independence of the Youth Development Model's dimensions.
  • To assess the relationship between these dimensions and adolescent tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors.
  • To evaluate the 'engagement' dimension's role and measurability.

Main Methods:

  • Two exploratory studies were conducted.
  • Statistical independence of model dimensions was tested.
  • Relationships between dimensions and tobacco use attitudes/behaviors were assessed.

Main Results:

  • The 'engagement' dimension, representing community ties, is a key aspect of the Youth Development Model.
  • Engagement was found to be the least measurable and least consistent predictor of tobacco-related outcomes.
  • The model's dimensions may not be statistically independent as previously assumed.

Conclusions:

  • The study challenges the current application of the Youth Development Model.
  • Further conceptual and operational refinement of the 'engagement' dimension is needed.
  • Improved understanding of engagement is essential for its effective use in reducing adolescent risk behaviors.

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