Tarkington J Newman
Biographic Data
| ID | 270713 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tarkington J Newman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tarkington J |
| FAMILY NAME | Newman |
| SIGNATURE | NEWMAN T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Hampshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6932-1932 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Examining Predictors of Behavioral and Mental Health Change Among Youth Involved in Wilderness Therapy, Residential Treatment Centers, and Therapeutic Boarding Schools
The Social Work Sport Coach
Youth sport plays a crucial role in the healthy development of youth. When designed and implemented appropriately, sport can serve as a platform to advocate for social justice and engage in social justice promotion. Although the intersectionality of youth sport coaching and social work is a relatively novel concept, critical lessons may be learned from professions that traditionally operate outside of the context of sport. To progress youth sport…
Socially-just parent intervention inquiry
Photo-Based Methods to Illustrate the What, Where, and How of Life Skill Transfer
Purpose: To support the healthy development of youth, programs have begun embracing the strength-based approach of positive youth development (PYD), with sport serving as a unique learning context. However, much remains unknown about the life skill transfer phenomenon. Methods: Using photo-elicitation methods, the current study sought to explore the transfer and application of life skills from the perspectives of 12 Black youth (ages 9–14 years o…
A self-directed online resource to enhance coach learning
IntroductionPhysical education and sport settings provide dynamic environments conducive to learning values and life skills. However, not every programme that aims to promote healthy youth development has been successful. Such ineffectiveness is often due, in part, to a lack of requisite knowledge and efficacy among coaches. Nonetheless, preliminary research has begun highlighting the potential of online self-directed resources, a contemporary 21…
Scholars’ perspectives of positive youth development in coach education for high school sports
Background Despite the fact that research supports the positive impact coach education has on increasing the quality of athletes’ developmental experiences in sport, there remains resistance regarding the use of positive youth development (PYD) content within coach education. The purpose of the current study is to explore what scholars, who are often viewed as ‘experts,’ believe is important to include in PYD-focused coach education for high scho…
Intentional Practices of Adventure Therapy Facilitators
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
Understanding the Needs of Social Workers in Sport Settings
With many social workers already using or working in sport, understanding available learning opportunities is critical to enhance competency-based practice, a cornerstone of the profession. To meet this need, this study explored learning opportunities used by social workers using or working in sport. In total, 15 social work professionals were interviewed, representing different professional backgrounds and demographics. Findings demonstrate that…
Healthy masculinity construction
Due to structural racism, young men living in urban cities—particularly Black and other youth of colour—are at risk for developing hegemonic, toxic masculine identities. However, through a positive youth development approach, sport can be used to promote healthy masculinity. This study explored the importance and meaning of masculinity, as well as influences of masculinity construction among 14 urban male youth who participated in a faith‐based s…
How adolescents view the role of the wilderness in wilderness therapy
Policing Gender and Sexuality in High School Sports
Participation in sport is often assumed to promote the healthy development of youth. However, research suggests that gender and sexuality policing in sports negatively impacts the self-esteem of LGBTQ + youth. Using moderated mediation analyses, findings suggest that hyper-surveillance and policing of sexual and gender norms, specifically masculinity, through the use of anti-LGBTQ + language in sport not only marginalizes LGBTQ + individuals, but…
Social work in sport
An emerging area of social work practice is within sport and athletics. Due to the complex nature of sport and the diverse needs of sport participants, social workers are optimally positioned to be critical change agents. However, there is a lack of empirical research dedicated to exploring this unique area of practice. The current study explores the unique values, knowledge, and skills social workers use when working in sport, as well as describ…
Learning Life Skills Through Challenging and Negative Experiences
Utilizing the Framework of Life Skills Development to Promote Social–Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how elementary physical education (PE) teachers can incorporate social emotional learning (SEL) and life skills into their teaching. Within school-based PE, the ability to foster SEL competencies has been the traditional focus. However, even with the recognized differences between youth sport and PE, the application of life skills holds much merit within PE settings, due, in part, to the fundamental p…
Aligning Physical Literacy With Critical Positive Youth Development and Student-Centered Pedagogy
The purpose of this article is three-fold: (1) revisit the concept of life skills to position physical literacy as a social justice life skill; (2) make the argument that physical literacy is particularly relevant within a critical positive youth development perspective; and (3) propose a novel critical praxis for developing physical literacy amongst youth. When considering emergent social issues, youth programming has the potential to integrate …
Applying Social Work Values to Practice in Sport
Social workers are beginning to be hired in collegiate athletic departments to meet the holistic needs of student-athletes. The limited research that has examined social work practice in sport has not explicitly explored ways in which social work values manifest in practice. The current study explored how the values of the social work profession are applied when providing mental and behavioral health services in collegiate athletics. Using a qual…
Psychological Processes Involved in Life Skill Transfer
The Relationship Between Youth Sport Participation and Aggressive and Violent Behaviors
Objective: This scoping review investigates the literature to understand what is known about the relationship between sport participation and aggressive and violent behaviors in youth. Method: We reviewed the literature to summarize evidence and identify gaps in published research. The study was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework for conducting systematic scoping reviews. Results: Findings suggest that there is an association between…
Mechanisms of Life Skill Development and Life Skill Transfer
Objective: To promote development and transfer of life skills, social workers have begun using community sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs. Research has demonstrated that youths who are socially vulnerable and at risk for behavioral health problems benefit from participation in these programs. However, much remains unknown about the mechanisms that contribute to youths’ capacity to develop life skills and their ability to tran…
Youth identity formation
Communication and Team Performance
Performance excellence is a core value in athletic teams. A team’s intraorganizational network has been considered an important determinant of team performance. However, the role of sport-team captains is often overlooked in lieu of the coaching staff. The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between team captains’ intrateam ego network and team-performance indicators. The researchers video recorded the intrateam communicati…
Examining the influence of sport program staff and parent/caregiver support on youth outcomes
Youth participation in sport is associated with positive developmental outcomes. The development of life skills is especially important for urban youth of color who are often underserved and face poor long-term outcomes. To service the needs of underserved youth, community youth sport programs have begun to utilize sport-based positive youth development (PYD). Through this approach, key adult figures such as sport program staff and parents/caregi…
Life Skill Development and Transfer
Purpose: In response to the Grand Challenge of promoting the Healthy Development for All Youth, many programs aim to enhance the development and transfer of life skills. However, within sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs, life skills are understood through adult-centric perspectives. To better serve youth, research is needed that explores life skills through the lived experiences of youth. Method: Thirteen youth, who met the pu…
Three strikes and you’re out
School-based sports and physical education play an important role in the development of youth (Jones, Edwards, et al., 2017), but participation in athletics is unequal for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth compared to their straight/cisgender peers [Greenspan, S. B., Griffith, C., & Murtagh, E. F. (2017). LGBTQ youths’ school athletic experiences: A 40-year content analysis in nine flagship journals. Journal of LGBT Iss…
Three strikes and you’re out
School-based sports and physical education play an important role in the development of youth (Jones, Edwards, et al., 2017), but participation in athletics is unequal for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth compared to their straight/cisgender peers [Greenspan, S. B., Griffith, C., & Murtagh, E. F. (2017). LGBTQ youths’ school athletic experiences: A 40-year content analysis in nine flagship journals. Journal of LGBT Iss…
Life Skill Development and Transfer
Purpose: In response to the Grand Challenge of promoting the Healthy Development for All Youth, many programs aim to enhance the development and transfer of life skills. However, within sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs, life skills are understood through adult-centric perspectives. To better serve youth, research is needed that explores life skills through the lived experiences of youth. Method: Thirteen youth, who met the pu…
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
Aligning Physical Literacy With Critical Positive Youth Development and Student-Centered Pedagogy
The purpose of this article is three-fold: (1) revisit the concept of life skills to position physical literacy as a social justice life skill; (2) make the argument that physical literacy is particularly relevant within a critical positive youth development perspective; and (3) propose a novel critical praxis for developing physical literacy amongst youth. When considering emergent social issues, youth programming has the potential to integrate …
Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
The teamwork life skill is a critical outcome desired in many positive youth development interventions; however, limited versatile, user-friendly measures of this construct exist. Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths’ perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory f…
Policing Gender and Sexuality in High School Sports
Participation in sport is often assumed to promote the healthy development of youth. However, research suggests that gender and sexuality policing in sports negatively impacts the self-esteem of LGBTQ + youth. Using moderated mediation analyses, findings suggest that hyper-surveillance and policing of sexual and gender norms, specifically masculinity, through the use of anti-LGBTQ + language in sport not only marginalizes LGBTQ + individuals, but…
Mechanisms of Life Skill Development and Life Skill Transfer
Objective: To promote development and transfer of life skills, social workers have begun using community sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs. Research has demonstrated that youths who are socially vulnerable and at risk for behavioral health problems benefit from participation in these programs. However, much remains unknown about the mechanisms that contribute to youths’ capacity to develop life skills and their ability to tran…
A self-directed online resource to enhance coach learning
IntroductionPhysical education and sport settings provide dynamic environments conducive to learning values and life skills. However, not every programme that aims to promote healthy youth development has been successful. Such ineffectiveness is often due, in part, to a lack of requisite knowledge and efficacy among coaches. Nonetheless, preliminary research has begun highlighting the potential of online self-directed resources, a contemporary 21…
Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
The teamwork life skill is a critical outcome desired in many positive youth development interventions; however, limited versatile, user-friendly measures of this construct exist. Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths’ perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory f…
Three strikes and you’re out
School-based sports and physical education play an important role in the development of youth (Jones, Edwards, et al., 2017), but participation in athletics is unequal for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth compared to their straight/cisgender peers [Greenspan, S. B., Griffith, C., & Murtagh, E. F. (2017). LGBTQ youths’ school athletic experiences: A 40-year content analysis in nine flagship journals. Journal of LGBT Iss…
Communication and Team Performance
Performance excellence is a core value in athletic teams. A team’s intraorganizational network has been considered an important determinant of team performance. However, the role of sport-team captains is often overlooked in lieu of the coaching staff. The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between team captains’ intrateam ego network and team-performance indicators. The researchers video recorded the intrateam communicati…
Examining the influence of sport program staff and parent/caregiver support on youth outcomes
Youth participation in sport is associated with positive developmental outcomes. The development of life skills is especially important for urban youth of color who are often underserved and face poor long-term outcomes. To service the needs of underserved youth, community youth sport programs have begun to utilize sport-based positive youth development (PYD). Through this approach, key adult figures such as sport program staff and parents/caregi…
Life Skill Development and Transfer
Purpose: In response to the Grand Challenge of promoting the Healthy Development for All Youth, many programs aim to enhance the development and transfer of life skills. However, within sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs, life skills are understood through adult-centric perspectives. To better serve youth, research is needed that explores life skills through the lived experiences of youth. Method: Thirteen youth, who met the pu…
Psychological Processes Involved in Life Skill Transfer
The Relationship Between Youth Sport Participation and Aggressive and Violent Behaviors
Objective: This scoping review investigates the literature to understand what is known about the relationship between sport participation and aggressive and violent behaviors in youth. Method: We reviewed the literature to summarize evidence and identify gaps in published research. The study was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework for conducting systematic scoping reviews. Results: Findings suggest that there is an association between…
Mechanisms of Life Skill Development and Life Skill Transfer
Objective: To promote development and transfer of life skills, social workers have begun using community sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programs. Research has demonstrated that youths who are socially vulnerable and at risk for behavioral health problems benefit from participation in these programs. However, much remains unknown about the mechanisms that contribute to youths’ capacity to develop life skills and their ability to tran…
Youth identity formation
Social work in sport
An emerging area of social work practice is within sport and athletics. Due to the complex nature of sport and the diverse needs of sport participants, social workers are optimally positioned to be critical change agents. However, there is a lack of empirical research dedicated to exploring this unique area of practice. The current study explores the unique values, knowledge, and skills social workers use when working in sport, as well as describ…
Learning Life Skills Through Challenging and Negative Experiences
Utilizing the Framework of Life Skills Development to Promote Social–Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how elementary physical education (PE) teachers can incorporate social emotional learning (SEL) and life skills into their teaching. Within school-based PE, the ability to foster SEL competencies has been the traditional focus. However, even with the recognized differences between youth sport and PE, the application of life skills holds much merit within PE settings, due, in part, to the fundamental p…
Aligning Physical Literacy With Critical Positive Youth Development and Student-Centered Pedagogy
The purpose of this article is three-fold: (1) revisit the concept of life skills to position physical literacy as a social justice life skill; (2) make the argument that physical literacy is particularly relevant within a critical positive youth development perspective; and (3) propose a novel critical praxis for developing physical literacy amongst youth. When considering emergent social issues, youth programming has the potential to integrate …
Applying Social Work Values to Practice in Sport
Social workers are beginning to be hired in collegiate athletic departments to meet the holistic needs of student-athletes. The limited research that has examined social work practice in sport has not explicitly explored ways in which social work values manifest in practice. The current study explored how the values of the social work profession are applied when providing mental and behavioral health services in collegiate athletics. Using a qual…
Understanding the Needs of Social Workers in Sport Settings
With many social workers already using or working in sport, understanding available learning opportunities is critical to enhance competency-based practice, a cornerstone of the profession. To meet this need, this study explored learning opportunities used by social workers using or working in sport. In total, 15 social work professionals were interviewed, representing different professional backgrounds and demographics. Findings demonstrate that…
Healthy masculinity construction
Due to structural racism, young men living in urban cities—particularly Black and other youth of colour—are at risk for developing hegemonic, toxic masculine identities. However, through a positive youth development approach, sport can be used to promote healthy masculinity. This study explored the importance and meaning of masculinity, as well as influences of masculinity construction among 14 urban male youth who participated in a faith‐based s…
How adolescents view the role of the wilderness in wilderness therapy
Policing Gender and Sexuality in High School Sports
Participation in sport is often assumed to promote the healthy development of youth. However, research suggests that gender and sexuality policing in sports negatively impacts the self-esteem of LGBTQ + youth. Using moderated mediation analyses, findings suggest that hyper-surveillance and policing of sexual and gender norms, specifically masculinity, through the use of anti-LGBTQ + language in sport not only marginalizes LGBTQ + individuals, but…
Scholars’ perspectives of positive youth development in coach education for high school sports
Background Despite the fact that research supports the positive impact coach education has on increasing the quality of athletes’ developmental experiences in sport, there remains resistance regarding the use of positive youth development (PYD) content within coach education. The purpose of the current study is to explore what scholars, who are often viewed as ‘experts,’ believe is important to include in PYD-focused coach education for high scho…
Intentional Practices of Adventure Therapy Facilitators
The Unique Lived Experiences of LGBQ Athletes
There is ongoing debate regarding the culture of competitive women's sports. On one hand, women who participate in sports are viewed as adhering to and reinforcing heteronormative stereotypes and hegemonic masculinity. Conversely, women's sports are viewed as an inherently supportive environment for those involved. The current study explored the latter phenomena, specifically related to factors that promote an inclusive and empowering community f…
The Social Work Sport Coach
Youth sport plays a crucial role in the healthy development of youth. When designed and implemented appropriately, sport can serve as a platform to advocate for social justice and engage in social justice promotion. Although the intersectionality of youth sport coaching and social work is a relatively novel concept, critical lessons may be learned from professions that traditionally operate outside of the context of sport. To progress youth sport…
Socially-just parent intervention inquiry
Photo-Based Methods to Illustrate the What, Where, and How of Life Skill Transfer
Purpose: To support the healthy development of youth, programs have begun embracing the strength-based approach of positive youth development (PYD), with sport serving as a unique learning context. However, much remains unknown about the life skill transfer phenomenon. Methods: Using photo-elicitation methods, the current study sought to explore the transfer and application of life skills from the perspectives of 12 Black youth (ages 9–14 years o…
A self-directed online resource to enhance coach learning
IntroductionPhysical education and sport settings provide dynamic environments conducive to learning values and life skills. However, not every programme that aims to promote healthy youth development has been successful. Such ineffectiveness is often due, in part, to a lack of requisite knowledge and efficacy among coaches. Nonetheless, preliminary research has begun highlighting the potential of online self-directed resources, a contemporary 21…
Psychology (22 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (18 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Applied Psychology (9 works) · Medical education (9 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works)