Benjamin J Parry

Biographic Data

ID6087483
NAMEBenjamin J Parry
GIVEN NAMESBenjamin J
FAMILY NAMEParry
SIGNATUREPARRY B J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Birmingham
ORCID0000-0002-1173-4814
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Application of a Youth-Adult Partnership Model to Facilitate Skill Development Among Military-Connected Youth

    Open AccessBarry A Garst, Leslie E Heffington et al.ARTICLEJournal of Experiential Education2025

    Background: Out-of-school time programs have proven to be effective models for promoting positive youth development. Because military-connected youth face unique stressors, programs that intentionally address the specific needs of military-connected youth may offer additional opportunities for positive outcomes. Boys and Girls Clubs of America partners with the U.S. Armed Forces to provide programs, such as the Military Teen Ambassadors (MTA) pro…

  • Supporting military-connected teens to thrive

    Open AccessBenjamin J Parry, Maira Patino et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2024

    For teens growing up in military-connected families, challenges relating to relocation, parental deployment, and reintegration add layers of stress to an already complex time of life. Out-ofschool time programs provide military-connected teens opportunities to utilize existing strengths, develop new skills, and build support networks, as exemplified in the Military Teen Ambassador (MTA) program -a positive youth development program developed by t…

  • The My Strengths Training for LifeTM program

    Open AccessJennifer Cummings, Jennifer Cumming et al.ARTICLEEvaluation and Program Planning2022

  • A Feasibility Study of the My Strengths Training for LifeTM (MST4LifeTM) Program for Young People Experiencing Homelessness

    Open AccessJennifer Cummings, Fiona J Clarke et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    My Strengths Training for LifeTM (MST4LifeTM) is a positive youth development program for improving wellbeing and social inclusion in young people experiencing homelessness. MST4LifeTM addresses a gap in strengths-based programs aimed at promoting healthy and optimal development in vulnerable older adolescents/emerging adults. The program was co-developed with a UK housing service as part of a long-term (>8 years) community−academic partnership. …

  • A Kirkpatrick Model Process Evaluation of Reactions and Learning from My Strengths Training for LifeTM

    Open AccessMary Quinton, Grace Tidmarsh et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Underpinned by the New World Kirkpatrick model, and in the context of a community-based sport psychology programme (My Strengths Training for LifeTM) for young people experiencing homelessness, this process evaluation investigated (1) young peoples' reactions (i.e., program and facilitator evaluation, enjoyment, attendance, and engagement) and learning (i.e., mental skills and transfer intention), (2) the relationship between reaction and learnin…

  • Improving outcomes in young people experiencing homelessness with My Strengths Training for LifeTM (MST4LifeTM)

    Open AccessBenjamin J Parry, Mary Quinton et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021Cited by: 1References: 40

  • An evaluation of My Strengths Training for LifeTM for improving resilience and well‐being of young people experiencing homelessness

    Open AccessMary Quinton, Fiona J Clarke et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2021References: 62

    This community‐based study investigated whether (1) a novel sport psychology informed positive youth development program, My Strengths Training for LifeTM, improved resilience and well‐being and (2) young people differed in outcomes according to demographics (gender, ethnicity, social inclusion, and learning difficulty). A total of 246 young people ( M age = 19.74, SD = 2.31) living in a large housing service completed questionnaires on demograph…