Faith-Based Organizations: Oft Overlooked Youth Development Zones

Pinckney, Harrison P.; Clanton, Thomas; Garst, Barry A.; Powell, Gwynn M.

doi:10.18666/jpra-2019-8232

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“…Scholars point to the youth sport setting as a meaningful learning environment for youth to develop social justice life skills and engage in critical consciousness (Camiré et al, 2021;Newman et al, 2022). Although the program studied here was limited to 6 days, it may have influenced youth's immediate construction of masculinity, supporting the role of faith-based youth sport settings in promoting PYD outcomes (Pinckney et al, 2020).…”

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Healthy masculinity construction: The influence of race, faith and athletics

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Due to structural racism, young men living in urban cities-particularly Black and other youth of colour-are at risk for developing hegemonic, toxic masculine identities.However, through a positive youth development approach, sport can be used to promote healthy masculinity. This study explored the importance and meaning of masculinity, as well as influences of masculinity construction among 14 urban male youth who participated in a faith-based sport program. Findings from semi-structured interviews highlight the importance of a masculine identity; depict masculinity through key attributes (leadership, persistence, responsibility, confidence, strength) and underscore the intersectional influence of race, faith, athletics and adult role models.

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“…One implication of these findings is the opportunity to leverage favourable parent and guardian perceptions and to partner with faith-based entities to strengthen PYD supports for adolescent girls. Faith-based programs centred on PYD principles can connect youth to caring adults, structured activities and prosocial outcomes that promote positive development and overall health (Pinckney, Clanton, Garst, & Powell, 2020 (Sexuality Information & Education Council, 2019). Therefore, sex education implemented in schools across the state to support adolescent health outcomes was sparse, a fact reflected in responses from adolescent girls.…”

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