RT Journal Article
T1 The association between family dynamics and Positive Youth Development in secondary education students
A1 Grasmeijer, Anna Jean
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 Camacho, Carlos
A1 Mendoza Berjano, Ramón
AB Introduction: The Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework is a strengths-based approach to adolescence that states that adolescents will thrive if nurtured by theright developmental assets. The family is one of the most important developmental assets, but studies about the relationship between family dynamics andthe overall PYD of adolescents are scarce.Objective: The present study aims to examine the associations between five family dynamics indicators and PYD, while taking into account the role of gender.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a representative sample of adolescents from the city of Huelva, Spain (n = 1,036). Data were collected in 14randomly selected secondary education schools. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was tested to determine the effect of family dynamics on PYD, bothfor the whole sample and within each gender.Results: The SEM for the whole sample showed a positive effect of the family dynamics factor on the PYD factor, explaining 51.8% of its variance. The indicatorsof satisfaction with the relationship with the mother, satisfaction with the relationship with the father, frequency of engaging in joint family activities onweekends, and frequency of sharing daily occurrences at home showed factor loadings over 0.50, while the indicator of frequency of contribution tohousehold chores had the lowest loading. The family dynamics factor in the model with the subsample of girls explained 54.8% of the variance in PYD,while in the SEM with the subsample of boys this factor explained 47.6% of it. Additionally, among girls, the relative influence of satisfaction in therelationship with the parents, as well as of frequently discussing the day at home, is higher than among boys.Conclusion: These results highlight a strong association between family dynamics indicators and PYD among adolescents and indicate that this relationship is strongerfor girls than for boys. Intersectoral policies enhancing improvements in family dynamics (e.g., facilitating the practice of joint family activities onweekends) may have a relevant impact on PYD.
PB Wiley
SN 0036-5564
SN 1467-9450 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23830
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23830
LA eng
NO Grasmeijer, A. J., Gomez‐Baya, D., Camacho, C., & Mendoza‐Berjano, R. (2024). The association between family dynamics and Positive Youth Development in secondary education students. In Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.13028
NO The fieldwork leading up to the present study received financial support from the Department of Equality and Social Welfare of the Huelva City Council and was also funded by the Research Group on Health Promotion and Development of Lifestyle across the Life Span (University of Huelva, Spain), with funding received from the Scientific Policy Strategy of the University of Huelva and the Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation (PAIDI). Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026