Girls Just WannaHave Fun: Understanding Perceptions of Effective Strategies and Outcomes in a Female Youth-Driven Physical Activity-Based Life Skills Programme

Abstract

TheGirlsJustWannaHaveFun(GJWHF)programmewas designedtohelpfemaleyouthincreasetheirphysical activityanddeveloplifeskills.Althoughinrecentyears therehasbeenariseincommunity-basedphysicalactivity programmesforyouth,thereremainsadearthofevaluation andresearchtounderstandtheimpactofsuchprogrammes. Thepurposeofthismixed-methodsstudywastoexplorethe contextualfactorsviewedbyparticipantsasimportantinthe deliveryofGJWHFandtheperceiveddevelopmental outcomesresultingfromparticipationintheprogramme. Thestudyspecificallysoughttoexaminewhetherthe programmewasperceivedasembodyingPetitpasetal’s frameworkforpositiveyouthdevelopment.Resultsindicate thattheprogrammesupportedtheframework.Itwasfound thattheGJWHFprogrammeprovidedatrustingandcaring environment,affordedpositiveandsupportiveleaders,and helpedfosterpositivedevelopmentaloutcomesinyouth participants(i.e.apositivefutureorientation,asenseof identity,andlifeskillsincludingteamworkandleadership). Overall,theresultsprovideinitialevidencethatthe programmemaybehavingapositiveeffectonthe developmentoffemaleyouthparticipants. Background

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