Youth Empowerment in the Community and Young People’s Creative Self-Efficacy: The Moderating Role of Youth–Adult Partnerships in Youth Service

To, Siu‐ming; Cheung, Johnson Chun-Sing; Liu, Xiaoyu; Lau, Cheryl Danielle; Zeng, Hera Junfei; Chan, Adam Man-yuk

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“…They emphasized aspects such as: (a) building a relationship and creating a bond; (b) having more horizontal, closer relationships - that is, seeking spaces where adults and young people share power; (c) creating safe spaces where young people can put their decisions into practice; and (d) offering environments of opportunity and learning experiences to young people. Creating these environments helps to build young people's confidence in their abilities (Checkoway, 2011; To et al ., 2021). However, for young people to become active agents of change and innovation, aspects such as engagement in critical reflection on interpersonal and socio-political processes, participation in socio-political processes to effect change, and integrated individual and community level empowerment should be enhanced (Jennings et al ., 2006).…”

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Factors that enhance and limit youth empowerment, according to social educators

Berñe

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Vila-Mumbrú

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis study aims to identify the contextual and relational factors that enhance and limit the empowerment of young people from the perspective of social education professionals.Design/methodology/approachBronfenbrenner's bioecological model made it possible to locate the narratives of the educators in the territory. These narratives include field diaries, i.e. hybrid narratives that include visual, written and spoken materials, and focus groups with 11 educators from different fields of action and related to youth empowerment projects.FindingsAccording to these educators, the most important factors for empowering young people are their immediate environment, and the issues that affect them most. For these factors to be empowering, young people need to be accompanied, with support based on connectedness, horizontality and the creation of safe spaces and learning experiences. Both the microsystem and the mesosystem form the immediate reality for their action. Aware of this, educators do the work of connecting with the exosystem.Practical implicationsIt is evident why communities are spaces with opportunities for youth empowerment, and the authors observe the need for more transversal and less welfare-based social and youth policies that generate empowerment instead of dependency.Social implicationsThis methodology evidenced the environmental structures of educators and the dissimilar levels to explore and understand the work of educators and the complex interrelationships, which play an important role in empowerment processes.Originality/valueThis research presents a new perspective that allows traditional qualitative reflection to be embedded in the bioecological model. All of this sheds light on relational ecosystems with young people and proposes youth policies, in this case, oriented towards empowerment.

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Factors that enhance and limit youth empowerment, according to social educators

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Vila-Mumbrú

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“…Interpersonal Factors—Social Support: Young people’s perceived social relationships and social support was assessed by The Social Provision Scale (SPS), which was developed by Cutrona and Russell [ 40 ] and translated into Chinese and validated by To et al [ 41 ]. This is a 12-item scale containing statements such as “I have close relationships that make me feel good.”.…”

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“…Community Factor—Perceived Youth Empowerment in the Community: Young people’s perceived empowerment in their community was assessed by The Perceived Youth Empowerment Questionnaire (PYEQ), which was developed by Paxton et al [ 43 ] and translated by To et al [ 41 ]. The PYEQ is a 5-item scale containing statements such as “My neighborhood involves youth in important decisions.”.…”

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The Influence of Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Community Protective Factors on Hong Kong Adolescents’ Stress Arising from Political Life Events and Their Mental Health

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Precarious political circumstances can take a mental toll on young people. Adopting a socio-ecological perspective, this study investigated the influence of stress arising from political life events, intrapersonal factors (i.e., meaning in life, resilience), interpersonal factors (i.e., social support, associational social capital), and community factors (i.e., perceived empowerment in the community, perceived opportunities for civic engagement) on the mental health of youth in Hong Kong. Furthermore, it examined the moderating effects of these factors on the relationship between stress arising from political life events and mental health. A cross-sectional quantitative survey with a stratified purposive sampling data collection method was conducted. A total of 1330 secondary school students were recruited for this study. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine both direct and moderation effects. The results indicate that high stress arising from political life events, low meaningfulness in life, low resilience, low social support, low youth empowerment in the community, and high civic engagement in the community were related to high mental distress. None of the presumed moderators moderated the relationship between stress due to political life events and mental distress. Assessing and addressing stress due to political life events would be potentially important in mental health programs for Hong Kong adolescents in precarious political situations.

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“…En este sentido hay que pensar en más herramientas y recursos para facilitar y estimular a los educadores y profesionales con más experiencia ante este reto. La incidencia de un buen trabajo con la comunidad tiene efectos educativos y transformadores de gran amplitud (To et al, 2020;Collura et al, 2019).…”

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Sobre las estratègies metodológicas de los/as educadores/as para contribuir al empoderamiento juvenil

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Si partimos de la idea de que los/as educadores/as son agentes importantes en el proceso de empoderamiento juvenil, a través de este estudio, se pretende analizar la visión de los profesionales de la educación sobre el uso de determinadas metodologías y estrategias, útiles y eficaces en los procesos empoderadores de los jóvenes. Se plantea un análisis cuantitativo por medio de un cuestionario autoadministrado, respondido por una muestra validada de 696 educadores de cinco comunidades del territorio español. Este análisis permite describir y analizar las estrategias metodológicas de los educadores y educadoras en su contribución a los procesos de empoderamiento juvenil y, determinar qué relación tiene el uso de esas estrategias con factores personales como el tamaño del territorio donde trabajan, la experiencia profesional, la formación específica en juventud o el ámbito de intervención en el que se ubican. En general, todos los profesionales están de acuerdo con la importancia de utilizar metodologías activas y participativas para promover y empoderar a los jóvenes, y declaran aplicarlas de manera generalizada junto a un acompañamiento del joven durante el proceso educativo. Más allá de este diagnóstico inicial, la investigación permite identificar diferencias importantes entre la aplicación de estas metodologías en el contexto rural y el urbano (donde se aplican más intensamente) o en función de si el/la educador/a ha obtenido formación específica en juventud; sin embargo, otras variables personales como la experiencia profesional o la edad del/de la educador/a no se muestran tan explicativas en este análisis. Finalmente, los ámbitos de ejercicio profesional nos permiten asociar determinados perfiles metodológicos.

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Youth Empowerment in the Community and Young People’s Creative Self-Efficacy: The Moderating Role of Youth–Adult Partnerships in Youth Service

Cited by 14 publications

References 56 publications

Factors that enhance and limit youth empowerment, according to social educators

Factors that enhance and limit youth empowerment, according to social educators

The Influence of Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Community Protective Factors on Hong Kong Adolescents’ Stress Arising from Political Life Events and Their Mental Health

Sobre las estratègies metodológicas de los/as educadores/as para contribuir al empoderamiento juvenil

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