IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v55y2015icp147-158.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Finding their Way: Perceptions of risk, resilience, and positive youth development among adolescents and young adults from public housing neighborhoods

Author

Listed:
  • Forrest-Bank, Shandra S.
  • Nicotera, Nicole
  • Anthony, Elizabeth K.
  • Jenson, Jeffrey M.

Abstract

Knowledge of the risk and protective factors associated with problem behavior and the application of principles consistent with positive youth development have led to significant advances in understanding why some young people develop behavioral and social problems while others display resilience in the face of adversity. Qualitative research methods were used to identify principles of risk, protection, resilience, and positive youth development in a sample of 17 adolescents and young adults (ages 14–20) who participated in afterschool programs located in 4 urban public housing neighborhoods. Template analysis in conjunction with constant comparative analysis revealed 7 themes identified as challenges, resources that support development, coping, caring and compassion, aspirations and well-being, competence and confidence, and wisdom and advice. The discussion considers how these themes are congruent with key constructs of risk, protection, resilience, and positive youth development. Implications for promoting positive behavior in adolescents and young adults are noted.

Suggested Citation

  • Forrest-Bank, Shandra S. & Nicotera, Nicole & Anthony, Elizabeth K. & Jenson, Jeffrey M., 2015. "Finding their Way: Perceptions of risk, resilience, and positive youth development among adolescents and young adults from public housing neighborhoods," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 147-158.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:55:y:2015:i:c:p:147-158
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.05.015
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740915001644
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.05.015?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Cole, Andrea & Ramirez, Luis Alfredo & Villodas, Melissa R. & Ben-David, Shelly & Munson, Michelle L., 2019. "“I want to rise above it all”: Perceptions of the neighborhood among young adults living in public housing," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 63-69.
    2. Freire, Teresa & Lima, Isabel & Teixeira, Ana & Araújo, Marta Raquel & Machado, Alexandra, 2018. "Challenge: To Be+. A group intervention program to promote the positive development of adolescents," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 173-185.
    3. Weston, Kayla L. & Garst, Barry A. & Bowers, Edmond P. & Quinn, William H., 2021. "Cultivating knowledge of resiliency and reintegration among military youth through a national youth leadership program," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    4. Sanders, Jackie & Munford, Robyn & Boden, Joseph, 2017. "Culture and context: The differential impact of culture, risks and resources on resilience among vulnerable adolescents," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 517-526.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:55:y:2015:i:c:p:147-158. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.