Risk, Protection, and Resilience Among Youth Residing in Public Housing Neighborhoods

Constructs of risk, protection, and resilience were examined from the perspectives of 20 ethnically diverse elementary and middle school children residing in urban public housing neighborhoods. Participants attended an afterschool program at locations in each of the neighborhoods. Analyses generated...

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Published in:Child & adolescent social work journal 2014-08, Vol.31 (4), p.295-314
Main Authors: Forrest-Bank, Shandra, Nicotera, Nicole, Anthony, Elizabeth K., Gonzales, Brian, Jenson, Jeffrey M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
After school programs
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child development
Clinical Psychology
Elementary Schools
Minority students
Neighborhoods
Peers
Personality and Social Psychology
Protection
Psychology
Public Housing
Qualitative research
Resilience
Risk
Social work
Sociology
Youth
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Summary:Constructs of risk, protection, and resilience were examined from the perspectives of 20 ethnically diverse elementary and middle school children residing in urban public housing neighborhoods. Participants attended an afterschool program at locations in each of the neighborhoods. Analyses generated five themes: (1) challenges (community-neighborhood, peer, school, family, and personal); (2) coping (behavioral, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive); (3) health (community-neighborhood, peer, school, family, and personal); (4) connection (relationships that provide companionship, esteem, information, and instrumental support); and (5) aspirations . Implications of the findings for preventing problem behavior and promoting healthy development among young people in public housing settings are identified.
ISSN:0738-0151
1573-2797
DOI:10.1007/s10560-013-0325-1