PMID- 29195517
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180917
LR  - 20231012
IS  - 0886-6708 (Print)
IS  - 0886-6708 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 Feb 1
TI  - Organized Activity Participation and Relational Aggression: The Role of Positive 
      Youth Development.
PG  - 91-108
LID - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00208 [doi]
AB  - Relational aggression among early adolescents is a pervasive problem that 
      negatively influences the health and well-being of youth. Strength-based 
      approaches such as positive youth development (PYD) are a promising way to reduce 
      risk of detrimental outcomes such as relational aggression. Participation in 
      organized activities is a key way that youth build assets related to PYD. Yet, 
      few researchers have examined empirically assets related to PYD as a mechanism by 
      which organized activity participation may help reduce risk of relational 
      aggression. In this study, we used structural equation modeling to investigate if 
      assets associated with PYD mediate the relationship between organized activity 
      participation and relational aggression using survey data from a diverse, 
      school-based sample of early adolescents (N = 196; mean age = 12.39 years; SD = 
      0.52; 60% female; 45% African American, 27% White, 21% multiracial, and 7% other, 
      71% economically disadvantaged). We tested 2 competing models, 1 with decomposed 
      PYD factors and 1 with an integrated PYD factor. Our results suggest that PYD 
      better fit as an integrated versus decomposed construct, providing support for 
      the notion that youth benefit most from assets related to PYD when they operate 
      collectively. Our results also provide support for PYD-related factors as a 
      mechanism by which participation may reduce risk of relational aggression. 
      Limitations of this study, and implications for prevention are discussed.
FAU - Eisman, Andria B
AU  - Eisman AB
AD  - University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, USA.
FAU - Stoddard, Sarah A
AU  - Stoddard SA
FAU - Bauermeister, Jose A
AU  - Bauermeister JA
FAU - Caldwell, Cleopatra H
AU  - Caldwell CH
FAU - Zimmerman, Marc A
AU  - Zimmerman MA
LA  - eng
GR  - U01 CE002698/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20171201
PL  - United States
TA  - Violence Vict
JT  - Violence and victims
JID - 8916436
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Adolescent Behavior
MH  - Adolescent Health Services
MH  - *Aggression
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Michigan
MH  - Schools
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Violence/*prevention & control
MH  - *Youth Sports
PMC - PMC6600811
MID - NIHMS1029615
EDAT- 2017/12/03 06:00
MHDA- 2018/09/18 06:00
PMCR- 2019/07/01
CRDT- 2017/12/03 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/09/18 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/12/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00208 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Violence Vict. 2018 Feb 1;33(1):91-108. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-16-00208. 
      Epub 2017 Dec 1.