How Teens Become Engaged in Youth Development Programs
The Process of Motivational Change in a Civic Activism Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15029487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nickki Pearce (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Nickki J Pearce, Reed W Larson, Reed Larson (0009-0009-4181-4821, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 121-131 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Developmental Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1088-8691 • E-ISSN: 1532-480X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s1532480xads1003_2 |
| OpenAlex | W1963703873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 46 |
The question of how youth become engaged or motivated is vital to youth development programs, because engagement influences not only program retention but the likelihood of youth gaining the benefits that programs offer. This article reports on an in-depth study aimed at generating grounded theory about the change process through which youth who are initially disengaged become motivated by program activities. Youth in a civic activism program were interviewed over a 4-month period and qualitative analyses were used to derive a model of this change process. This process was found to proceed from the youth forming a personal connection to the program's mission to becoming intrinsically motivated by work on program activities. The analyses suggested that peers and the adult leader played important roles in supporting motivational change at each stage. The model developed from the investigation draws on existing theories of motivation
Adolescent development · Behavior change · Civic engagement · Developmental psychology · Grounded theory · Political science · Positive Youth Development · Process (computing · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Theory of change · Youth engagement · Computer Science · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
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| Citations per year | 2,45 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |