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  • Youth Development
  • Character Education
  • Out-of-School Time Programs

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  • Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is an international program promoting moral and performance character in boys.
  • Youth involvement in out-of-school time (OST) programs is crucial for development.
  • Understanding the dimensions of involvement (intensity, duration, engagement) is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the links between dimensions of youth involvement in BSA and character development.
  • To investigate individual- and pack-level involvement effects on character.
  • To determine if pack-level involvement moderates individual-level involvement's impact.

Main Methods:

  • Data collected from 737 youth and parents across 40 BSA program sites.
  • Analysis of individual- and pack-level measures of program involvement.
  • Examination of differential links with moral and performance character development.

Main Results:

  • Individual-level engagement was the strongest predictor of character development.
  • Pack-level involvement (intensity, duration, engagement) had no direct effects.
  • Individual engagement effects were amplified by high pack-level engagement.

Conclusions:

  • Youth engagement is critical for character development in OST programs.
  • Highly engaged youth in highly engaged packs experience the most significant character gains.
  • Simultaneous examination of multiple involvement dimensions is necessary for effective youth programming.