TY - JOUR
T1 - Goals for Adolescent Participation in Organized Youth Programs
T2 - Views From Adolescent-Parent Dyads
AU - Munoz, Lorraine
AU - Raffaelli, Marcela
AU - Kang, Hyeyoung
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the William T. Grant Foundation (Grant No. 10914, to R. Larson and M. Raffaelli). Support was also provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project ILLU-793-313 (to M. Raffaelli).
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PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - This study investigated the goals adolescents and parents have for the adolescent’s participation in an organized youth program. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 52 adolescents from 13 project-based youth programs and one of their caregivers. Adolescents (aged 13–18; 56% female) were ethnically diverse (46% Latinx, 29% European American, 19% African American, and 6% other). Caregivers (M age 43.15 years) were predominantly female (80%) and biological or adoptive parents (94%); about half had been born in the United States. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted to examine goal content and congruence between adolescents and parents. Interview data were inductively coded following a consensus team approach. Thirteen goal categories were identified: nine were described by both adolescents and parents (e.g., skill-building and socialization) and two were unique to adolescents and two to parents. More than half (56%) of adolescent-parent dyads reported at least one matching goal. In general, adolescents tended to emphasize short-term objectives and parents long-term outcomes. Collectively, findings indicate that adolescents and their parents view organized programs as salient contexts to pursue youth’s personal goals. Findings have implications for theory, research, and practice.
AB - This study investigated the goals adolescents and parents have for the adolescent’s participation in an organized youth program. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 52 adolescents from 13 project-based youth programs and one of their caregivers. Adolescents (aged 13–18; 56% female) were ethnically diverse (46% Latinx, 29% European American, 19% African American, and 6% other). Caregivers (M age 43.15 years) were predominantly female (80%) and biological or adoptive parents (94%); about half had been born in the United States. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted to examine goal content and congruence between adolescents and parents. Interview data were inductively coded following a consensus team approach. Thirteen goal categories were identified: nine were described by both adolescents and parents (e.g., skill-building and socialization) and two were unique to adolescents and two to parents. More than half (56%) of adolescent-parent dyads reported at least one matching goal. In general, adolescents tended to emphasize short-term objectives and parents long-term outcomes. Collectively, findings indicate that adolescents and their parents view organized programs as salient contexts to pursue youth’s personal goals. Findings have implications for theory, research, and practice.
KW - adolescents
KW - goals
KW - organized youth programs
KW - parents
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U2 - 10.1177/07435584211034872
DO - 10.1177/07435584211034872
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114370297
SN - 0743-5584
VL - 38
SP - 365
EP - 386
JO - Journal of Adolescent Research
JF - Journal of Adolescent Research
IS - 2
ER -