Maximising potential: The psychological effects of the youth development programme project K

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume46
dc.contributor.authorFurness K
dc.contributor.authorWilliams MN
dc.contributor.authorVeale JF
dc.contributor.authorGardner DH
dc.date.available2017
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractProject K is a positive youth development programme targeting 13-15 year old students with low self-efficacy. It involves three components: wilderness adventure, community challenge and individual mentoring. This longitudinal study aimed to investigate changes in self-efficacy, resilience, connectedness and wellbeing in students participating in Project K. Eighty students (59% male) were recruited from five secondary schools across the North Island of New Zealand for a quasi-experimental study. Participants displaying delinquent behaviour, self-harm, suicidal ideation, or an eating disorder were excluded. Over 14 months, six waves of measurement were completed by Project K participants (n = 49), while four waves of measurement were completed by a control group (n = 31). Analyses using multilevel models showed that completion of Project K had substantial positive effects on selfefficacy, resilience, and wellbeing, although the effect on connectedness was not significant. We conclude that Project K appears to be an effective positive youth development programme for adolescents with low self-efficacy.
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dc.format.extent14 - 23
dc.identifier.citationNew Zealand journal of psychology, 2017, 46 (1), pp. 14 - 23
dc.identifier.elements-id344235
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/16659
dc.publisherNew Zealand Psychological Society
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand journal of psychology
dc.relation.urihttps://www.psychology.org.nz/journal-archive/The-Psychological-Effects-of-the-Youth-Development-Programme-Project-K.pdf
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dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleMaximising potential: The psychological effects of the youth development programme project K
dc.typeJournal article
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