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Publication Date: 2016
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Evaluation of "The First Tee" in Promoting Positive Youth Development: Group Comparisons and Longitudinal Trends
Weiss, Maureen R.; Bolter, Nicole D.; Kipp, Lindsay E.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v87 n3 p271-283 2016
Purpose: This manuscript represents the 3rd in a series of articles documenting our longitudinal evaluation of "The First Tee," a physical activity-based youth development program that uses golf as a vehicle for teaching life skills and enhancing developmental outcomes. Previous phases of our project: (a) established initial data-based evidence of effectiveness through cross-sectional and qualitative methods (Weiss, Stuntz, Bhalla, Bolter, & Price, 2013), and (b) provided validity and reliability for a measure of life skills transfer in 3 studies using mixed methods (Weiss, Bolter, & Kipp, 2014). The purpose of the present phase was to: (a) compare youth in "The First Tee" to youth in other activities on life skills transfer and developmental outcomes, and (b) examine change and stability across 3 years in life skills transfer among youth in "The First Tee." Method: In Study 1, youth participating in "The First Tee" (N = 405) and a comparison group (N = 159) completed measures of key constructs. In Study 2, a longitudinal sample of 192 youth participating in "The First Tee" completed the life skills transfer measure for 3 consecutive years. Results: Study 1 revealed that youth in "The First Tee" compared favorably to youth in other activities on 5 of 8 life skills and 6 of 8 developmental outcomes, and Study 2 showed that scores improved or remained stable for life skills transfer over time. Conclusion: Results from both studies show that "The First Tee" is effective in teaching for transfer of life skills and promoting developmental outcomes.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Trend Analysis, Youth Programs, Physical Activities, Athletics, Mixed Methods Research, Daily Living Skills, Adolescent Development, Sustainability, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Value Added Models, Outcome Measures, Transfer of Training, Adolescents, Self Concept Measures, Multivariate Analysis
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Perception Profile for Adolescents
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