TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Resources for Positive Psychosocial Health
T2 - Youths’ Narratives of a Street Dance Performing Arts Program
AU - LAI, Angel H Y
AU - Chui, Cheryl Hiu Kwan
AU - Deng, Sasha Yuanjie
AU - Jordan, Lucy P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Li Ka Shing Foundation. This research is funded by the Tsz Shan Monastery.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This article explores and identifies the social processes underlying a 12-month youth street dance performing arts program, MINDJAM, in promoting positive psychosocial outcomes among young people in Hong Kong. We conducted in-depth interviews with 22 participants aged 13 to 18 years old who were MINDJAM participants. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Five emergent themes were identified, providing insights into the social mechanism bridging program participation and various positive psychosocial outcomes among youths. The positive psychological outcomes identified are: happiness, prosocial attitudes, and self-efficacy. These emergent findings are discussed as they relate to the program design of MINDJAM. Our study contributes to existing theory on social capital building and future youth interventions as we uncover the complex processes and mechanisms that translate street dance program into positive psychosocial outcomes.
AB - This article explores and identifies the social processes underlying a 12-month youth street dance performing arts program, MINDJAM, in promoting positive psychosocial outcomes among young people in Hong Kong. We conducted in-depth interviews with 22 participants aged 13 to 18 years old who were MINDJAM participants. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Five emergent themes were identified, providing insights into the social mechanism bridging program participation and various positive psychosocial outcomes among youths. The positive psychological outcomes identified are: happiness, prosocial attitudes, and self-efficacy. These emergent findings are discussed as they relate to the program design of MINDJAM. Our study contributes to existing theory on social capital building and future youth interventions as we uncover the complex processes and mechanisms that translate street dance program into positive psychosocial outcomes.
KW - Intervention
KW - performing arts
KW - psychosocial outcome
KW - qualitative
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079213569&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01488376.2020.1725715
DO - 10.1080/01488376.2020.1725715
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85079213569
VL - 47
SP - 143
EP - 153
JO - Journal of Social Service Research
JF - Journal of Social Service Research
SN - 0148-8376
IS - 1
ER -