Psychological Needs Fulfillment and Engagement in Afterschool: "I Pay Attention Because I Am Really Enjoying This"

Autor/inn/en	Faust, Loren; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.
Titel	Psychological Needs Fulfillment and Engagement in Afterschool: "I Pay Attention Because I Am Really Enjoying This"
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 35 (2020) 2, S.201-224 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Faust, Loren) ORCID (Kuperminc, Gabriel P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558419852058
Schlagwörter	Psychological Needs; Learner Engagement; After School Programs; Self Determination; Personal Autonomy; Competence; African American Students; Females; Interpersonal Relationship; Youth Programs; Program Evaluation; Urban Programs; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Selbstbestimmung; Individuelle Autonomie; Kompetenz; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This qualitative study draws on concepts from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) within a positive youth development framework to postulate that participants in an after-school program will derive a sense of enjoyment and challenge in program activities when they perceive that the program supports their psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness. SDT suggests that when programs support participant's need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, the participants will in turn experience greater motivation and program engagement. A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 18 participants in Cool Girls, Inc. after-school programs (89% African American, Grades 2-12) found that youth experienced a sense of engagement and motivation through program activities that they felt promoted a sense of autonomy/independence and peer/adult connections. Age-related variations in perceived needs fulfillment and their relation to feeling engaged in the program were explored. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01