Riciputi Shaina, McDonough Meghan H, Ullrich-French Sarah
1 Purdue University.
2 University of Calgary.
J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2016 Oct;38(5):481-492. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2016-0061. Epub 2016 Oct 13.
Physical activity-based positive youth development (PYD) programs often aim to foster character development. This study examined youth perspectives of character development curricula and the impact these activities have on their lives within and beyond the program. This case study examined youth from low-income families in a physical activity-based summer PYD program that integrated one character concept (respect, caring, responsibility, trust) in each of 4 weeks. Participants (N = 24) included a cross section of age, gender, ethnicity, and past program experience. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis and constant comparative methods. Thirteen themes were grouped in four categories: building highquality reciprocal relationships; intrapersonal improvement; moral reasoning and understanding; and rejection, resistance, and compliance. The findings provide participant-centered guidance for understanding youth personal and social development through physical activity in ways that are meaningful to participants, which is particularly needed for youth in low-income communities with limited youth programming.
基于体育活动的青少年积极发展（PYD）项目通常旨在促进品格发展。本研究考察了青少年对品格发展课程的看法，以及这些活动对他们在项目内外生活的影响。本案例研究考察了参加一个基于体育活动的夏季PYD项目的低收入家庭青少年，该项目在四周内每周融入一个品格概念（尊重、关爱、责任、信任）。参与者（N = 24）涵盖了不同年龄、性别、种族和以往项目经历。使用归纳主题分析和持续比较方法对半结构化访谈进行了分析。13个主题分为四类：建立高质量的互惠关系；个人内在提升；道德推理与理解；以及拒绝、抵制和顺从。研究结果为通过体育活动以对参与者有意义的方式理解青少年个人和社会发展提供了以参与者为中心的指导，这对于青少年项目有限的低收入社区的青少年来说尤为必要。
