The role of peers and the recreational environment in adolescent emotional safety

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dc.contributor.authorWong, Janet B.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonough, Meghan H.
dc.contributor.authorBridel, William
dc.contributor.authorCulos-Reed, S. Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-03T17:28:25Z
dc.date.available2023-02-03T17:28:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-04
dc.description.abstractEmotional safety is important for facilitating positive outcomes in afterschool programs. Emotional safety is not clearly conceptualized, and participants’ understandings of, and experiences with how the social and built environment contribute to emotional safety in afterschool programs is not well established. This qualitative case study examined early and middle adolescents’ experiences with their peers and the program environment, and how those experiences contributed to their feelings of emotional safety, from the perspective of both youth and staff working in afterschool recreational programs. Ten adolescents between the ages of 11 and 15 along with 10 staff at two afterschool programs in low-income urban neighbourhoods were interviewed. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Adolescents described emotional safety as being understood and not feeling like they had to hide their authentic selves. Youth felt emotionally safe among trusted peers and staff who would protect them, when they felt free and had choices, and when they were in spaces where they felt comfortable. Findings have implications for youth afterschool programming and among staff who work with youth.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWong, J. B., McDonough, M. H., Bridel, W., & Culos-Reed, N. (2022). The role of peers and the recreational environment in adolescent emotional safety. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14(6), 916–932. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2048058en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2022.2048058en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115807
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Groupen_US
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiologyen_US
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectsocial relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectphysical activityen_US
dc.subjectafterschoolen_US
dc.subjectpositive youth developmenten_US
dc.titleThe role of peers and the recreational environment in adolescent emotional safetyen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduateen_US
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