PMID- 35935063
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220809
IS  - 2624-9367 (Electronic)
IS  - 2624-9367 (Linking)
VI  - 4
DP  - 2022
TI  - What Keeps Kids Coming Back? Retention in a Sport-Based Positive Youth 
      Development Program.
PG  - 816539
LID - 10.3389/fspor.2022.816539 [doi]
LID - 816539
AB  - Research finds engagement in sport-based positive youth development (PYD) 
      programs contribute to key outcomes related to physical, social, emotional, 
      cognitive, and mental health. Consistent, long-term participation ensures youth, 
      especially those who are socially vulnerable, reap the most benefits. Even when 
      common barriers are removed, retention remains a challenge. Using mixed methods, 
      this study explored factors related to long-term retention among youth from 
      socially vulnerable circumstances attending one sport-based PYD program. Factors 
      related to youth participation in the previous year's program, as well as general 
      youth demographics, were examined using difference tests and binomial logistic 
      regression to explore retention among 124 of the 384 youth who returned to the 
      program the following year. Results of the regression analyses showed the full 
      model (with all predictors included), vs. an intercept-only model, was 
      statistically significant, chi(2) (11, N = 235) = 23.38, p = 0.02. The model 
      correctly classified 88.2% of the non-returners and 28.0% of the returners for an 
      overall correct classification rate of 67.2%. Better fitness levels, higher 
      perceived social responsibility (an outcome targeted in the program), and some 
      demographic variables (such as lower poverty rates and younger age) were 
      associated with a greater probability of returning, although effect sizes were 
      small. Additionally, interviews were conducted with 18 parent/caregivers of 
      returning youth and 18 match comparison parent/caregivers of non-returning youth. 
      Qualitative analyses revealed few differences in previous year's program 
      experiences between returners and non-returners, as well as similarities in 
      reported benefits from involvement. Both sets of parent/caregivers cited positive 
      experiences overall, and particular benefits related to meeting new people and 
      learning new sports. Parents/caregivers of non-returners, however, noted the 
      value of physical literacy components of the program more so than their 
      counterparts. Social interactions, both positive and negative, seem to have 
      particular relevance for retention. Findings overall, however, demonstrate 
      challenges with predicting retention and fostering long-term engagement among 
      youth from socially vulnerable circumstances in programming.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 Anderson-Butcher, Amorose, Sobecki, Scheadler, Atkinson and 
      Gutzwiller.
FAU - Anderson-Butcher, Dawn
AU  - Anderson-Butcher D
AD  - College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
FAU - Amorose, Anthony J
AU  - Amorose AJ
AD  - School of Kinesiology and Recreation, College of Applied Science and Technology, 
      Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States.
FAU - Sobecki, Claire
AU  - Sobecki C
AD  - College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
FAU - Scheadler, Travis R
AU  - Scheadler TR
AD  - College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
FAU - Atkinson, Obidiah
AU  - Atkinson O
AD  - Department of Human Sciences, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio 
      State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
FAU - Gutzwiller, Emily
AU  - Gutzwiller E
AD  - College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220720
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Sports Act Living
JT  - Frontiers in sports and active living
JID - 101765780
PMC - PMC9347661
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - disadvantaged populations
OT  - life skills
OT  - positive youth development
OT  - retention
OT  - youth sport
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest. The handling editor CQ-Y declared a shared affiliation with 
      several of the authors DA-B, CS, TS, OA, and EG at time of review.
EDAT- 2022/08/09 06:00
MHDA- 2022/08/09 06:01
PMCR- 2022/07/20
CRDT- 2022/08/08 03:26
PHST- 2021/11/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/06/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/08/08 03:26 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/08/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/08/09 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/07/20 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fspor.2022.816539 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Sports Act Living. 2022 Jul 20;4:816539. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.816539. 
      eCollection 2022.