Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Journal of Youth Development

Volume

7

Issue

4

Pages

50-62

Abstract

This study examined the impact of an afterschool program on resilience in youth at an elementary school in Central NY. The goals of the program were to: (a) increase resiliency among participants, and (b) reduce the occurrence of aggressive behaviors (i.e., bullying) in 5th and 6th graders. Of the 79 students who completed the survey, 19 participants were able to be matched with pre- and posttests. In the study, 13 as participants in the afterschool program, and six as non-participants. Results of paired samples t-tests indicated that those who participated in the afterschool program showed a significant increase (p= 0.05) in resiliency scores. The program also had a positive impact on decreasing discipline-related referrals.

Comments

"This journal provides immediate open access to it's content." Published under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Original Publication Citation

Brown, L., Hill, E., Shellman, A., & Gómez, E. (2012). Positive youth development: A resiliency-based afterschool program case study. Journal of Youth Development, 7(4), 50-62.

ORCID

0000-0002-3621-5666 (Hill)

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