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Participation in Youth Programs as a Catalyst for Negotiation of Family Autonomy with Connection |
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| Authors: | Reed W. Larson Nickki Pearce Patrick J. Sullivan Robin L. Jarrett | ||
| Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, 904 W. Nevada. St., Urbana, 61801, IL, USA;(2) Departments of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, 603 E. Daniel, Champaign, 61820, IL, USA;(3) Departments of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, 904 W. Nevada. St., Urbana, 61801, IL, USA;(4) Departments of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, 905 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, 61801, IL, USA | ||
| Abstract: | Current research and theory suggest that the healthy path of autonomy development involves gradual negotiation of adolescents’ independence within a context of continued family connection. This theory-generating study examined the role that adolescents’ participation in youth programs plays in these adolescent-parent negotiations. Qualitative data from high-school-aged youth in 12 programs and from a sub-sample of parents were analyzed employing methods of grounded theory. These analyses suggest that program participation provides a pathway of opportunities for youth to exercise individual choice and develop qualities of self-reliance with parental approval. In turn, parents’ observation of self-reliance in the program and youth's demonstration of these qualities in family interactions can lead to changes in adolescent-parent relationships that provide youth greater family autonomy with connection.
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| Keywords: | Autonomy Youth Development Program Parent-Youth Relationship Positive Development | ||
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