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Sports, Family, And Leadership In Youth: Impacts Of Family Environments And Sport Participation On Youth Leadership Development, Michael Stout Jul 2023

Sports, Family, And Leadership In Youth: Impacts Of Family Environments And Sport Participation On Youth Leadership Development, Michael Stout

Theses and Graduate Projects

This study investigated the effects of family relationships/environment and sport participation on youth leadership development using the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) questionnaire. Responses from 9th and 11th graders were used, resulting in 81,885 total participants between the ages of 13 and 19 for this archival, cross-sectional study. This study had two aims: One, to investigate the relationship between family relationships/environment and sport participation, and their impact on youth leadership skills and development; and two, to investigate whether participation in youth sports provides enough scaffolding to foster the development of youth leadership skills despite poor family relationships/environments. Scales …


Possible Psychosocial Benefits Of Having A Sibling With A Disability, Jenna M. Talbott Apr 2014

Possible Psychosocial Benefits Of Having A Sibling With A Disability, Jenna M. Talbott

Senior Honors Theses

Possible psychosocial benefits resulting from exposure to siblings with disabilities are investigated in the current study. Previous literature has generally overlooked the possibility of psychosocial benefits by exclusively focusing on the negative effects of having a sibling with disabilities. Contact theory suggests that the increased exposure to individuals with disabilities should increase positive attitude toward those who are struggling with disadvantages. This investigation hypothesized that this tendency would be manifested as elevated empathy and compassion in individuals who have siblings with disabilities, and that these traits would be influenced by certain demographic variables. A survey was distributed, and the responses …


Principles Of Child Rearing: Something Better Than Punishment, Karin Bartoszuk Dec 2002

Principles Of Child Rearing: Something Better Than Punishment, Karin Bartoszuk

Karin Bartoszuk

When we think of discipline, we may think of threats, and punishment. They may be the most common ways that parents/caregivers deal with their children’s misbehavior.


Principles Of Child Rearing: Communication: Building A Strong Bridge Between You And Your Children, Karin Bartoszuk Dec 2002

Principles Of Child Rearing: Communication: Building A Strong Bridge Between You And Your Children, Karin Bartoszuk

Karin Bartoszuk

No abstract provided.


Principles Of Child Rearing: Communicating With Your Teen: Negotiation, Karin Bartoszuk Dec 2002

Principles Of Child Rearing: Communicating With Your Teen: Negotiation, Karin Bartoszuk

Karin Bartoszuk

Collaborative problem solving means that you and your teen are working together to negotiate a solution that you both think is fair.


Principles Of Child Rearing: Talking So Young Children Understand., Karin Bartoszuk Dec 2002

Principles Of Child Rearing: Talking So Young Children Understand., Karin Bartoszuk

Karin Bartoszuk

People who are good at talking to young children are sensitive to children’s developing language abilities. They are aware that young children are new at understanding language, so that talking to toddlers and preschoolers is different from talking to older children and adults.