Psychological empowerment among urban youth: Measure development and relationship to psychosocial functioning

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-356

  Ozer, Emily J ^a   Schotland, Marieka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; psychological empowerment; urban adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79961094473     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110373734     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. BentlerP. M.EQS 6 Structural Equation Program Manual. Encino, CA: Multivariate Software; 2004
2. Revolutionizing education: Youth participatory action research. CammarotaJ.FineM., ed. New York, NY: Routledge; 2007:.
3. CargoM.,GramsG.,OttosonJ.,WardP.,GreenL.Empowerment as fostering positive youth development and citizenship.American Journal of Health Behavior. 2003;27 (Suppl. 1): S66-S79.
4. ConstantineN. A.,BernardB.Berkeley, CA: Public Health Institute; 2001:.
5. Middle School Student Questionnaire Measures. Oakland, CA: Author; 2000:.
6. DuBoisD. L.,FelnerR. D.,BrandS.,PhillipsR. S. C.,LeaseA. M.Early adolescent self-esteem: A developmental ecological framework and assessment strategy.Journal of Research on Adolescence. 1996;6 (4): 543-579.
7. EcclesJ. S.,MidgleyC.,WigfieldA.,BuchananC. M.Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families.American Psychologist. 1993;48:90-101.
8. FredricksJ. A.,EcclesJ. S.Participation in extracurricular activities in the middle school years: Are there developmental benefits for African American and European American youth?.Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2008;37:1029-1043.
9. GrobA.,LittleD. L.,WannerB.,WearingA. J.Adolescents' well-being and perceived control across 14 sociocultural contexts.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1996;71:785-795.
10. HoldenD.,EvansW. D.,HinnantL.,MesseriP.Modeling psychological empowerment among youth involved in local tobacco control efforts.Health Education & Behavior. 2005;32:264-278.
11. HoldenD. J.,CrankshawE.,NimschC.,HinnantL. W.,HundL.Quantifying the impact of participation in local tobacco control groups on the psychological empowerment of involved youth.Health Education & Behavior. 2004;31:615-628.
12. HoyleR. H.Structural equation modeling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 1995:.
13. HuL.-T.,BentlerP.Structural equation modeling: Concepts, issues, and applications. HoyleR. H., ed. London, UK: Sage; 1995:76-99.
14. HugheyJ.,PetersonN. A.,LoweJ. B.,OprescuF.Empowerment and sense of community: Clarifying their relationship in community organizations.Health Education & Behavior. 2008;35:651-663.
15. KlineR. B.Principles and practice of structural equation modeling. New York, NY: Guilford; 1998:.
16. MahoneyJ. L.,CairnsB. D.,FarmerT. W.Promoting interpersonal competence and educational success through extracurricular activity participation.Journal of Educational Psychology. 2003;95:409-418.
17. Marr-LyonL.,YoungK.,QuinteroG.An evaluation of youth empowerment tobacco prevention programs in the southwest.Journal of Drug Education. 2008;38:39-53.
18. MidgleyC.,FeldlauferH.Students' and teachers' decision-making fit before and after the transition to junior high school.Journal of Early Adolescence. 1987;7:225-241.
19. NietoS.Lessons from students on creating a chance to dream.Harvard Educational Review. 1996;64:392-426.
20. PetersonN. A.,ZimmermanM. A.Beyond the individual: Toward a nomological network of organizational empowerment.American Journal of Community Psychology. 2004;34:129-145.
21. RappaportJ.Terms of empowerment/exemplars of prevention: Toward a theory for community psychology.American Journal of Community Psychology. 1987;15 (2): 121-148.
22. RappaportJ.,SwiftC.,HessR.Studies in empowerment: Steps toward understanding and action. New York, NY: Haworth; 1984:.
23. SarasonS. B.Revisiting "The Culture of the School and the Problem of Change.". New York, NY: Teachers College Press; 1996:.
24. ShorI.When students have the power: Negotiating authority in critical pedagogy. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press; 1996:.
25. WallersteinN.Power between evaluator and community: Research relationships within New Mexico's healthier communities.Social Science & Medicine. 1999;49:39-53.
26. WillsT. A.Self-esteem and perceived control in adolescent substance use: Comparative tests in concurrent and prospective analyses.Psychology of Addictive Behavior. 1994;8:223-234.
27. WilsonN.,MinklerM.,DashoS.,CarrilloR.,WallersteinN.,GarciaD.Training students as partners in community based participatory research: The Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) Project.Journal of Community Practice. 2006;14:1-2.
28. ZimmermanM.,ZahniserJ.Refinements of sphere-specific measures of perceived control: Development of a sociopolitical control scale.Journal of Community Psychology. 1991;19:189-204.
29. ZimmermanM. A.Psychological empowerment: Issues and illustrations.American Journal of Community Psychology. 1995;23:581-599.
30. ZimmermanM. A.Handbook of community psychology. RappaportJ.SeidmanE., ed. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum; 2000:43-64.