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Resiliency In Youth Who Have Been Exposed To Violence, Nancy Ghali
Resiliency In Youth Who Have Been Exposed To Violence, Nancy Ghali
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Youth who have been victims of crime or are exposed to community violence are at high risk for developing conduct problems. However, not all youth who have been exposed to violence develop behavioral problems. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between resiliency factors such as sense of mastery, relatedness, emotional reactivity, relatedness to parents, friends, and teachers, and conduct problems in youth who have been exposed to violence in a general population of high school students. The independent variables are measured using the Children's Report of Exposure to Violence, the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents, …
Quality After-School Programming And Its Relationship To Achievement-Related Behaviors And Academic Performance, Annemarie M. Grassi
Quality After-School Programming And Its Relationship To Achievement-Related Behaviors And Academic Performance, Annemarie M. Grassi
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The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between quality social support networks developed through high quality afterschool programming and achievement amongst middle school and high school aged youth. This study seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how quality after-school programs influence a youth's developmental assets, how quality after-school programs influence achievement-related behaviors amongst youth, and how quality after-school programs influence academic performance amongst youth. The study measured academic performance, as well as, hope, wellbeing, and engagement amongst youth who participate in high quality after-school programming, in comparison with youth who are not currently participating in after-school …