The Influence of After School Programs on Adolescent Substance Use

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Problem: According to the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) bi-annual National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (NYRBS), nearly forty-five percent of all teens have smoked cigarettes at some point, nearly seventy-one percent have tried alcohol and forty percent have tried marijuana. Many potential factors have been identified as having a positive effect in treatment and cessation programs for at-risk adolescent populations including social support and community involvement. Research investigating the effects of these factors in prevention is still limited in scope. The present study examines relationships between risky health behaviors of freshman college students and the five “C”s of positive youth development: competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring. Procedure: 204 emerging adult (18-19) college students who were involved in after school activities in high school completed the Positive Youth Development Inventory (PYDI) which measures the five “C”s of positive youth dev

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