The role of adults, public space, and power in adolescent community connectedness

Journal of Community Psychology - Tập 35 Số 4 - Trang 499-518 - 2007
Janis Whitlock1
1(Cornell University

Tóm tắt

AbstractCommunities are critical arenas for adolescent development. This study uses mixed methods to assess contextual correlates to community connectedness in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade youth. The survey examined the relationship between community connectedness and four developmental supports: safety, community monitoring, creative outlets, and meaningful opportunities for exercising influence, as well as demographic and contextual control variables. Focus groups were used to identify other potentially salient contextual correlates. Findings suggest that youth connectedness to community was influenced by: (a) quality of youth‐adult exchange, (b) availability of outlets for creative engagement, (c) well advertised opportunities for meaningful input, (d) safety, (e) perceived welcome in public spaces, (f) knowledge of community events, and (g) awareness of youth impact on community policies. Positive relationships with at least one parent, grade level, group involvement, and race also contributed to connectedness. Findings provide support for a multifaceted conceptualization of community connectedness. Implications for communities hoping to enhance connectedness are discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 35: 499–518, 2007.

Từ khóa


Tài liệu tham khảo

Arbuckle J.A., 1996, Advanced structural equation modeling techniques

10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497

10.1207/s1532480xads0203_3

Benson P.L., 1999, A fragile foundation: The state of developmental assets among American youth

10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb00017.x

Booth A., 2001, Does it take a village? Community effects on children, adolescents, and families, 10.4324/9781410600141

Bronfenbrenner U., 1998, Handbook of child psychology

Bronfenbrenner U., 1979, The ecology of human development: Experiments by nature and design

Catalano R.F., 1996, Delinquency and crime: Current theories, 149

10.1207/S1532480XADS0604_8

10.1002/jcop.1027

10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199909/10)9:5<355::AID-CASP511>3.0.CO;2-6

10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199911)27:6<643::AID-JCOP2>3.0.CO;2-B

Coleman J.S., 1988, Social capital in the creation of human capital, American Journal of Sociology, 94, S95, 10.1086/228943

Denzin N.K., 1998, Strategies of qualitative inquiry

Eccles J.S., 2002, Community programs to promote youth development

Eccles J.S., 1993, Development during adolescence: The impact of stage‐environment fit on young adolescent experience in school and in families, American Psychologist, 48, 90, 10.1037/0003-066X.48.2.90

Erikson E.H., 1968, Identity: Youth and crises

10.1207/S1532480XADS0703_7

10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01230.x

Fletcher A.C., 2000, Sex differences in associations and adolescent social integration

10.1207/S1532480XADS0801_3

Guba E. G., 1989, Fourth generation evaluation

10.1080/01425699995236

10.1037/10518-189

10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.170

Lerner R. M., 1991, Changing organism‐context relations as the basic process of development: A developmental contextual perspective, Developmental Psychology, 27, 27, 10.1037/0012-1649.27.1.27

Lerner R. M., 2006, Handbook of child psychology

10.4135/9781412985253

10.1016/0147-1767(85)90062-8

McMillian D. W., 1986, Sense of community: A definition and theory, Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 6, 10.1002/1520-6629(198601)14:1<6::AID-JCOP2290140103>3.0.CO;2-I

10.1111/1467-954X.00194

10.1080/713658244

Nunnally J.C., 1967, Psychometric theory

10.1080/13668800020006802a

10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199610)24:4<365::AID-JCOP6>3.0.CO;2-T

10.1145/358916.361990

10.1111/j.1440-1754.1993.tb02257.x

10.1086/499650

Sampson R.J., 2001, Does it take a village? Community effects on children, adolescents, and families, 3

Scales P.C., 2001, Grading grown‐ups: American adults report on their real relationship with kids

Scales P.C., 1999, Developmental assets: A synthesis of the scientific research on adolescent development

Small S., 2001, Does it take a village? Community effects on children, adolescents, and families

Small S.A., 1996, Collaborative, community‐based research on adolescents: Using research for community change, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 6, 9

Springer J.F., 1997, Individual protective factors index: A measure of adolescent resiliency

Strauss A.L., 1990, Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

Tierney J.P. Grossman J.B. &Resch N.L.(1995).Making a difference: An impact study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BB/BS): Public/Private Ventures.

WestEd. (2001).California healthy kids survey: Resilience module spring 2000 report: WestEd California Healthy Kids Program Office.

10.1207/s1532480xads1001_2

10.1146/annurev.soc.26.1.215

Wuthrow R., 1995, Learning to care, 10.1093/oso/9780195098815.001.0001

10.1002/jcop.20023

10.1177/0743554895101002

10.1002/jcop.10025