The role of power and control in children's lives: an ecological analysis of pathways toward wellness, resilience and problems

Prilleltensky, Isaac; Nelson, Geoffrey; Peirson, Leslea

doi:10.1002/casp.616

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“…However, only a few interventions combine access to valued resources, participation and selfdetermination in ways that optimise the agency and competence of community members to support children (Prilleltensky, Nelson, & Peirson, 2001). It remains a challenge to develop and evaluate actionable interventions that seek to develop orphan competent communities.…”

Section: Way Forwardmentioning

confidence: 99%

Orphan competent communities: A framework for community analysis and action

Skovdal

Campbell

2010

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Vulnerable children in Africa have traditionally been absorbed and supported by their communities. However, in the context of AIDS and poverty, communities are increasingly stretched, compromising the quality of care available to children affected by AIDS. This calls for an understanding of the processes that best facilitate the capacity of communities to provide good quality care and support. In the interests of furthering debate and practice in this area, we seek to develop an analytical framework that builds on two interlinked strands. Firstly, we emphasise the need to acknowledge the active coping and resilience of children affected by AIDS, rather than seeing them as passive victims. It is through taking account of children's and communities' indigenous coping strategies, and the complex dynamics between children and fostering families, that interventions have the best chance of supporting communities so that they can best facilitate resilience and well-being of AIDSaffected children under their guardianship. Secondly, we highlight six psychosocial resources that we argue should be promoted in communities to improve the quality of support available to children affected by AIDS, and thereby enhance the coping and resilience of children.

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Section: Way Forwardmentioning

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Orphan competent communities: A framework for community analysis and action

Skovdal

Campbell

2010

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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“…When placed in the context of bullying, power and dominance play an important role because the behaviours are used in strategic and calculating ways (Pellegrini & Long, 2004). Empowerment has been voluminously studied in adult populations, but the review by Prilleltensky, Nelson, and Peirson (2001) found that its role in children's health, wellness and lives in general has been explored less and only recently.…”

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Bullying in school and adolescent sense of empowerment: an analysis of relationships with parents, friends, and teachers

Nation

Vieno

Perkins

et al. 2007

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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We explore the development of bullying and victimization in school by investigating 11-, 13-and 15-year-olds' sense of interpersonal empowerment with parents, friends and teachers. A national sample of 4386 male and female students from 243 middle and secondary schools in Italy were surveyed. Boys were more likely than girls to be bullies and more likely to have been a bully/victim. Victimization and the likelihood of being both a bully and a victim declined with age. Bullying increased with age among boys whereas for girls it was slightly more prevalent at age 13 than ages 11 or 15. The sense of empowerment students experience with their teachers decreased in the older cohorts. Disempowered relationships with teachers consistently predicted bullying behaviour. Higher social competence was reported by 13-and 15-year-old bullies. Chronically bullied students had lower social competence in all age cohorts. Otherwise, predictors of victimization varied by age: 11-year-old victims felt less empowered by their teachers; 15-year-old victims reported more difficulties in negotiating cooperative relationships with parents. Bullies in all cohorts and younger bully/victims feel less empowered by their teachers. These findings suggest that students who are disempowered by teachers may either compensate by oppressing (bullying) peers or generalize the power differential with peers (become a victim).

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“…Developmental research has shown that experiencing power and control, i.e. having the opportunity to actively participate in one's social environment, is conducive to experience of self-determination and self-efficacy, fundamental components of wellbeing (Prilleltensky, Nelson, & Peirson, 2001). Indeed, the role of participatory behaviors in increasing youth's self-efficacy is confirmed by Smetana, Campione-Barr and Metzger (2006).…”

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7 Positive Change and Political Participation: Well-Being as an Indicator of the Quality of Citizens’ Engagement

Boffi¹,

Riva²,

Rainisio³

2015

Enabling Positive Change: Flow and Complexity in Daily Experience

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Political participation has long been considered as a source of benefits for the community. Its role in the evolution of society has been assessed through diverse social indicators, from which well-being has been assigned a central position. In this chapter we look at the historical progress of such indicators, highlighting the contribution of psychology. We suggest that a eudaimonic perspective can explain the link between individuals' well-being and participation. In particular flow can be used as referential theory to describe mechanisms affecting both personal growth and social context, resulting in an inspiring notion to design participative settings.Keywords: Well-Being; Citizen Participation; Quality of Life; Flow of Consciousness; Quality of Participation; Social Indicators; Eudaimonia; Subjective Well-Being Envisioning Better Societies: Concepts and Measures for a Positive ChangePolitical participation is often seen as a main goal for modern democracies, in consideration of its positive relation with diverse dimensions of our lives such as wealth, health or education (Field, 2003;Halpern, 2005). Hence the decline faced by traditional forms of participation (e.g. Gray & Caul, 2000) has been considered as a warning sign for the future development of our societies. Yet the role of political participation in creating a positive change is not so straightforward, and we need awareness regarding the quality of participation as well as the quantity. In this chapter we consider how well-being, among other social indicators, has been used to inform society at large about the direction of its progress. Indeed, different conceptions of well-being will highlight different qualities of participation. To this end, the evolution of positive psychology is looked upon as resulting from a long multidisciplinary path devoted to exploring the notion of well-being within societies, while featuring connections with some major social changes. We aim to emphasize the contribution of the eudaimonic perspective, suggesting how flow of consciousness can be fruitfully integrated to understand participatory behaviors.

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The role of power and control in children's lives: an ecological analysis of pathways toward wellness, resilience and problems

Cited by 198 publications

References 40 publications

Orphan competent communities: A framework for community analysis and action

Orphan competent communities: A framework for community analysis and action

Bullying in school and adolescent sense of empowerment: an analysis of relationships with parents, friends, and teachers

7 Positive Change and Political Participation: Well-Being as an Indicator of the Quality of Citizens’ Engagement

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