Conceptualizing Well-being in Youth
The Potential of Youth Clubs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12476705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ingunn Marie Eriksen (0000-0002-1936-8214, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway., corresponding author), Idunn Seland (0000-0002-3585-3236, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-190 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Young (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1103-3088 • E-ISSN: 1741-3222 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1103308820937571 |
| OpenAlex | W3041040877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
This study identifies key mechanisms in youth clubs for fostering well-being among vulnerable youths. We develop a framework to conceptualize prerequisites of well-being in youth, namely having a safe place to be, positive relations with others and possibilities for growth. This conceptualization maintains insights from psychological elements of well-being while bringing psychosocial theory of identity in youth into a sociological orientation. Understanding youth as a dynamic and situated phase expands the investigation of both well-being and youth clubs from merely revolving around ‘risk’ and ‘protection’. Based on interviews with youth workers and participants in youth clubs in Norway, the article describes how ‘hanging out’ in adult supervised but otherwise unstructured spaces provide youths with safety, belonging and a gradual sense of mastery. As such, the club may function as an institutionalized safe space and gives time, a ‘moratorium’, offering vulnerable youths shelter from adult responsibilities and the acceleration of societal demands
Club · Conceptualization · Developmental psychology · Function (biology · Identity (music · Political science · Positive Youth Development · Psychosocial · Public relations · Situated · Sociology · Well-being · Youth studies · Gender Studies · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |