Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Department of Nursing, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.
Glob Health Promot. 2019 Sep;26(3):5-14. doi: 10.1177/1757975917715877. Epub 2017 Aug 30.
Given the emerging global youth disengagement epidemic, anticipated population growth, and the threat of continued rural-urban migration among young adults, recent research has focused on community leadership practice and the factors that influence youth engagement at the local level. Studying these practices and factors can elicit interventions that can improve youth engagement and youth health. This study engaged South African rural community leaders in interviews to collect perceptions and experiences on community leadership and factors that influence youth engagement and their health behaviors. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Emergent themes are categorized into four domains: conceptualizations of leadership, current youth behaviors, barriers to youth engagement, and youth leadership opportunities and potential solutions. Findings demonstrate a clear grasp of the concept of community leadership among community leaders, and an awareness of the complex interplay of social, economic and environmental factors on youth disengagement and the potential interventions to promote more youth participation.
鉴于全球青年 disengagment 现象的出现、预期的人口增长以及年轻人继续向城市迁移的威胁，最近的研究集中在社区领导力实践以及影响当地青年参与的因素上。研究这些实践和因素可以引出可以改善青年参与和青年健康的干预措施。本研究邀请南非农村社区领导人进行访谈，以收集对社区领导和影响青年参与及其健康行为的因素的看法和经验。内容分析用于分析数据。新兴主题分为四个领域：领导力的概念化、当前青年行为、青年参与的障碍以及青年领导力机会和潜在解决方案。研究结果表明，社区领导人对社区领导力的概念有清晰的把握，并且意识到社会、经济和环境因素对青年 disengagment 的复杂相互作用，以及促进更多青年参与的潜在干预措施。
