Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs
Few studies have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on program quality in the context of positive youth development (PYD) programs. This is of relevance to countries known for high power distance between youth and adults. The current study explored the moderating effect of perceived pow...
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Elsevier
2023
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0193397323000096 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Summary: | Few studies have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on program quality in the context of positive youth
development (PYD) programs. This is of relevance to countries known for high power distance between youth
and adults. The current study explored the moderating effect of perceived power distance orientation on the
relationship between youth program quality and the six C’s of PYD. A partial least square-structural equation
modeling (PLS-SEM) was tested among 436 first-year undergraduate co-curricular program participants from
public universities in Malaysia (M = 21.192 years, SD = 1.191 years; 65.6% female). Youth voice, supportive
adult relationships, and program engagement positively predicted PYD, while feelings of safety did not. Power
distance had no moderating effect on PYD. The findings extend support for the importance of program quality on
PYD in non-WEIRD youth program settings and point to the need for further inquiry on PYD program practices in
diverse sociocultural settings. |
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