Youth Struggle Research Articles

Youthscape of Palestinian everyday life: Rethinking modes of resilience and production of opportunities in Jerusalem

ABSTRACT Driven by local–global factors, youth are mostly the architects who shape their societies. The youthscape in Palestine is shaped by the dynamics of asymmetrical power within challenging geopolitical conditions under the Israeli occupation. Amid individual variations, Palestinian youth struggle for a quality life under uncertainties. This study investigates the perception of everyday life among the youth (18–25 years) of Beit Hanina neighborhood in Jerusalem as they encounter Israeli colonial infrastructure. De Certeau’s theories of space and everyday life and Luhmann’s system differentiation theory are applied. This study qualitatively adopts a survey-based methodology to investigate the relationship between the youth experiences while crossing checkpoints. A conceptual framework is employed to triangulate space, time, and the youth experiences. Modes of resilience are analyzed through the intersectionality of emerging patterns of practices of everyday life and sense of agency to produce a new paradigm of opportunities. The current study clarifies how the youth negotiate their everyday life practices between their own modes of resilience and production of opportunities, thus reshaping the youthscape in East Jerusalem. This study contributes to the literature on everyday life of the youth, particularly within a colonial context.

Bahasa Indonesia pada Era Kolonial Hingga Reformasi

The aim of this research is to find out how the Indonesian language was used during the Dutch colonial period until now, where the early history of the Indonesian language was born from the Malay language which then grew and developed so that Indonesian became the unified language of the Republic of Indonesia. It is also known about the struggles of educated youth in taking the youth oath using Indonesian as an intermediary, the use of Indonesian during the Old Order era which was used in various political situations such as making the youth oath, the legal basis in the form of the constitution. So the use of Indonesian developed during the New Order era where a standardized language would make it easier for everyone to communicate by changing the form of writing from the Suwandi EYD spelling to the reformed use of Indonesian until now where as the official language Indonesian is used as the language of instruction. In educational institutions, data even shows that at least 52 foreign countries have opened Indonesian language programs and this development will continue to increase with evidence of the formation of language centers.

Public perceptions of families affected by pediatric cancer and educational work in pediatric oncology.

This study aims to explore how Russian society perceives children with cancer and their families to determine its potential as a tool for solving the social struggles of cancer-affected youth. The study took place between 2019 and 2020 and involved 237 parents of cancer-affected children enrolled for inpatient treatment in 5 pediatric oncology clinics in the North Caucasus Federal District (Russia). The study exploits a specially designed questionnaire survey as its main research method. About half of the parents did not observe changes in their attitude towards their child following a cancer diagnosis, with women more frequently noting these changes (40% vs. 18%). Public sentiment diverges between poles of sympathy and alienation: 53% acknowledge the expression of sympathy, while 39% perceive a sense of alienation. This study underscores the imperative for adequate support for these families, encompassing both financial and social dimensions. The present findings can be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families. Despite advances in modern medicine and multiple cases of pediatric cancer being successfully treated, stereotypes about the incurable nature of cancer still exist in many countries. The present findings can serve as a platform for the comparative study of cancer-related issues in other regions and countries. The results of this study can also be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families.

Importance Destination Loyalty: The Case Monumen Tugu Pahlawan in Surabaya, East Java

The focus of the research is to examine and analyze the factors of the importance of destination loyalty in historical places. It can be said that historical places have their uniqueness or characteristics as an identity and value that must be preserved. Method: This research uses a quantitative method where SEM-PLS is used to test and analyze the collected data in the form of respondents' answers in the questionnaire. The number of respondents was 210, who had characteristics of educational background, age, gender, and social media used so that this could describe the level of respondents' understanding of knowledge and love of historical places. Results showed that the three antecedents are tourist satisfaction, patriotism, and gender, which motivate someone to intend and re-visit a monument and influence destination loyalty. It can be clearly illustrated that respondents have a strong emotional bond with the historical value of destination loyalty. Novelty: gender has an important meaning and can be a moderating variable. Originality: historical value in the form of the results of the struggle of Surabaya youth against the colonialists, which is then realized in a destination.

Siblings, comrades, friends: Kin(g)ship, hierarchy, and equality in Thailand’s youth struggle for democracy

AbstractThis article provides an innovative anthropological analysis of youth activism in contemporary Thailand by examining its past and current manifestations through an unusual theoretical nexus—that between (cosmological) politics and kinship tropes. Against the backdrop of the Buddhist kingdom’s long-standing cult of the ‘Father-King’, the article focuses on the 2020 Thai democracy movement in relation to student demonstrations in the 1970s. It aims to explore the ambiguous permutations in the meanings of kinship that have marked Thai young people’s democratic engagement in a range of social fields—including friendship, siblinghood, and comradeship. Drawing upon archival material, oral histories of student revolts, and extended ethnography with today’s youth activists in a number of political sites—anti-government rallies, universities, and private homes—the article reveals how kin relationships, hierarchies, and affects are entangled in diverse political formations of youth dissent. Through a detailed reading of these complex entanglements, it shows how relationships of ‘equal friendship’ and ‘hierarchical siblinghood’ substantiate the symbolic grounds of Thai youth activism, as conflicting instantiations of ‘filial insubordination’ to monarchical parenthood. While youth activists advocate for an egalitarian, ‘friendship-based’ polity, explicitly questioning the democratic viability of Thailand’s Buddhist kin(g)ship, they are simultaneously caught up in (seemingly inescapable) hierarchical sibling relationships that validate the latter’s ontological legitimacy in practice, generating subtle tensions. It is argued that attention given to the varied cultural shapes of these tensions can make it possible to unearth the deep, kinship-based core of Thai social conflict that is concealed beneath public forms and straightforward political stances.

Frequency and Causes of Nocturnal Alarms in Youth and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Using a First-Generation Hybrid Closed-Loop System.

Meeting glycemic recommendations is challenging for youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and hybrid closed-loop (HCL) automated insulin delivery systems, significantly increase achievement of glycemic targets; however, many youth struggle to sustain use of early HCL systems. Nocturnal alarm fatigue contributes to disrupted sleep and device discontinuation. We examined the frequency and causes of nocturnal (10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) alarms in pediatric patients (N = 76, median age 14.5 years [interquartile range 11.8-17.0 years, range 7-24 years]) starting on a first-generation HCL system in a prospective observational study. Device data were analyzed with linear mixed-effects models to examine change across time at 3-month intervals for 12 months. At baseline (HCL system in nonautomated mode), participants averaged 3.3 ± 0.6 alarms per night. In the 2 weeks after starting HCL (automated) mode, alarm frequency significantly increased to 5.4 ± 0.5 times per night (P <0.001). Alarm frequency decreased through the remainder of the observational period; however, CGM sensor and HCL system use also declined. The types of alarms were evenly distributed among sensor maintenance, sensor threshold, pump, and HCL-specific alarms. These data show that HCL system nocturnal alarms are frequent and may be barriers to sleep quality and device use. Further research is needed to assess the impact of diabetes technology on sleep and to determine method to improve sleep quality with technology use.

Bridging Gaps in Access for Youth: Youth Feedback on a Novel Sexual and Reproductive Health Digital Platform [ID: 1377818

INTRODUCTION: Youth bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. Youth face barriers to STI testing, such as fear of breaches in confidentiality, lack of transportation, and anticipated stigma. Also, youth struggle with knowing when and where to get tested because of a lack of education about sexual and reproductive health (SRH). We sought to obtain feedback from youth about a digital health platform designed to address these barriers. METHODS: The Health Belief Model was used to develop a prototype digital health platform that offered interactive SRH education, free STI testing and safe sex products, and an anonymous ask column. Five focus group discussions (IRB approved) were conducted, each lasting 45–60 minutes with five to six youth living in a high-prevalence STI region of Baltimore, Maryland. Thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS: Twenty-eight youth (aged 14–19) participated. Three domains emerged: 1) the need for a reliable source of SRH information, 2) approval of the digital health platform, and 3) suggestions for improvement. Youth expressed concerns about the reliability of SRH information they receive from school, peers, and media. Participants preferred to access SRH resources on their phones or other small electronic devices as opposed to laptops or computer screens that may feel more exposed. Additionally, participants desired to access this information for free as that removes barriers of parental approval and financial support. CONCLUSION: Overall, youth viewed the digital health platform as an acceptable tool for sexual and reproductive health care education. The platform met their preferences of being free, accessible, and reliable.

Adolescent Christian Discernment

Abstract Theoretically guided, evidence-based approaches to fostering Christian discernment among adolescents are limited. The context of mid-adolescence is one in which youth struggle to solidify identity. The discernment of vocational calling, career, and choice of college are among the major life decisions associated with this phase of life. As a component in Lubbock Christian University’s (lcu) Vocati: A Youth Theology Institute, this study utilized the four tasks described in Richard Osmer’s model of practical theology to engage youth in the crafting of a missional practice. Analysis of qualitative findings suggests the use of Osmer’s model may provide a framework for youth ministry programs to guide young people in the process of Christian discernment.

MISSING THE MARK: THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL ANXIETY IN FINANCIAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR FOSTER YOUTH

It is well established that many former Canadian foster youth struggle with financial issues after aging out of care. Much of the financially focused intervention literature speaks to financial literacy training within independent living programming (ILP) or financial empowerment within individual development accounts (IDAs). These important programs offer educational modules to address financial skills or increase youth access to savings. Yet they are not sufficient, as neither addresses the emotional side of personal financial decision-making. Growing up in poverty can create emotional challenges related to money, such as financial anxiety. Financial anxiety affects quality of life in complex ways. Using three clinical composite profiles of youth aging out of the youth protection system in Quebec, this paper highlights some of the complex challenges faced by foster care alumni in dealing with economic insecurities. It is our proposition that we must be more mindful of current and former foster youth’s financial well-being and adapt financial literacy training accordingly. Further, these programs must be assessed for short- and long-term efficacy. Neglecting to measure and address financial anxiety for foster youth and alumni of care risks setting them up for preventable hardships and failures. This paper thus proposes that Canadian child welfare organizations and research teams must further develop this area of inquiry and intervention.

Enchanted companionship of Korean Catholic youth amid compressed individualization

AbstractKorean youth are confronted with “existential vulnerability” in an uncertain labor market. “Compressed individualization” reflects a high‐risk society in Korea's socio‐economic context and acts as the social backdrop for the “privatization of religion.” Despite de‐religionization or the unchurching climate, what are the peculiar features of Korean Catholic youth who are actively participating in a church group? The authors selected five Catholic youth groups and conducted in‐depth interviews with 18 of their members. Highly religious young Catholics demonstrate coping with existential insecurity amid compressed individualization via “enchanted companionship” experienced through prayer, sharing, or service. Despite differences in communal culture between groups, the peculiar features of their enchanted companionship include holistic healing, reciprocal transcendence, and solidarity. Amid the youth's struggles to find their way toward the fullness of life, these communities offer them a “free and gratuitous haven” distinct from secular ties in the utilitarian and disenchanted world. They can also voluntarily discover the significance of life through their activities, reflections, and missions. In sum, this study explains how religiosity is formed through a socio‐existential vulnerability in youth's lived religion at a micro‐level analysis, and signifies enchanted companionship as a key mechanism counteracting the waves of the secular world.

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Listening to youth voices: Text analysis of youth essays about their communities and concerns

As a demographic, youth (defined by the United Nations as persons aged 15–24 years) are receiving increasing attention in national and global discourses. While attention to youth is welcome and overdue, scholars have argued that the depiction of youth struggles and the portrayal of youth's potential can be incomplete and lacking in nuances. Literature dedicated to uplifting youth voices has challenged and complicated the linear narratives of national and global discourses in helpful ways. In this paper, using a unique dataset of more than 750 youth essays from more than 20 African nations, elements of natural language processing and qualitative insights from youth essays we contribute to this literature that centers youth voices to understand their circumstances. Our analysis reveals the thoughtful and complex ways youth make sense of their worlds and engage with issues they consider most pressing. It shows how youth navigate the dichotomy of their increasingly globalized lives while maintaining a keen connection with their local realities. Our analysis with a particular focus on education also highlights the significant concerns on young people's minds, which overlap with but also extend beyond national and global discourses. The clearest mismatch between concerns most prominent in young people's minds and the research and policy discourse surrounds the issue of “school affordability”. We discuss these findings which underscore the importance of listening to youth voices.

Creating a Virtual Network to Support LGBTQIA+ Youth in Rural Settings: Development of Colorado's Queer Youth Network.

LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more) youth in rural communities have little to no access to gender or sexuality-affirming support, compared with their peers in the metro areas of Colorado. Without access to support and exposure to bullying or discrimination, many rural LGBTQIA+ youth struggle to find belonging. Staff from One Colorado and the Hub for Justice-centered Youth Engagement partnered to develop Colorado's Queer Youth Network (CQYN) to foster a virtual community to support rural LGBTQIA+ youth, enhance belonging and acceptance, and feel empowered to make a change in their community. CQYN is offered virtually, every other week during the academic year, to create a consistent safe space for rural LGBTQIA+ youth and to offer opportunities to grow their unique leadership skills and connect with affirming LGBTQIA+ adults. This article highlights the development of the partnership, design of the virtual network, and challenges in recruiting youth who have been pushed to the margins.

“I’ve Lived Everything They Are Trying to Teach Me”: Latinx Immigrant Youth’s Ambivalent Educational Mobility in White Evangelical Universities

Undocumented Latinx youth in Tennessee envision higher education as the single pathway to enable their upward economic and social mobility. Many of these young people enroll in private, historically white, Evangelical Christian colleges that provide financial support otherwise unavailable to undocumented youth. At the same time, university actors struggle to meet students’ other needs as undocumented and minoritized individuals. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate how youth struggle with the hidden personal costs of educational access and the upward mobility it promises. Most significantly, Latinx immigrant youth must navigate the tensions between the ever-present legacy of racial segregation and animus in Evangelical traditions and their status as the embodiment of newfound, institutionally desirable “diversity.” As these students negotiate deeply racialized social and academic orders, they grow ambivalent about the promises of educational mobility, particularly if that mobility is contingent upon conforming to “respectable” forms of diversity. Centering youth’s ambivalence reveals both the contingent value of educational mobility to those experiencing it and the limits of university policies intended to increase educational access.

Promising Areas of Cooperation on Digital Security and Media Policy Between Russia and Africa

From the perspective of current political and military confrontation, many world nations are challenged to balance independence and development. It is the digital and informational defense that has raised a special attention when the world market of IT-technologies has been controlled by several big monopolies. Because different countries have faced similar problems in the sphere of digital state policy, the fresh opportunity has emerged for international cooperation that has not yet been critically assessed. Revaluating aspects of informational war in the social domain, the article places a special emphasis on education, public opinion manipulations and youth struggle. These interconnections are urgent for the Russian Federation, as they are for those African nations that have an ever-growing youth burden and national systems of education under constant attempts of reconstruction. Although the development of digital technologies is claimed to be a priority in the development of all spheres of public life in African countries, the current situation in the digital technology market is actually turning into a new kind of dependence. In the field of socio-political destabilization, this can be clearly seen while analyzing the role of social media in organizing socio-political protests in different countries of Africa, when young people become the main object of manipulation in the information space. The growth in the percentage of young people among the population exacerbates many unresolved issues of national educational systems. A decade ago the digitalization of education seemed to be a new hope for Africa. However, in practice, the success of some subsidized digital projects has shown that digitalization cannot replace development of integral education systems and exposes new challenges – access of new technologies for different levels of population, children’s Internet addiction and cyberbullying, the loss of cultural identity because of necessity to follow the requirements of sponsors. Summarizing these problems in different countries of the continent, the article highlights directions of possible cooperation that could contribute to the formation of a sustainable system of informational security including ensuring hardware and software independence, digitalization of public administration, development of alternative digital tools for social interaction, development and support of a digital educational platforms, support for an independent cultural and religious policy, online security for children and teenagers.

Assisting children and youth with completing self-report instruments introduces bias: A mixed-method study that includes children and young people's views

Many children and youth struggle to complete surveys and questionnaires by themselves. They are often assisted when are asked to give their opinion. From discussions with youth from the client council at a residential treatment facility for youths in The Netherlands, the notion emerged that interaction factors may impact the results of surveys, especially when sensitive topics are addressed. Using a mixed methods design, we explored the question if and how survey results are influenced by the presence of an assistant during assessment. 120 children and youth that reside at one of the treatment facilities of Koraal, a Dutch multi-site care facility, completed a survey about the perceived quality of care at the facility. They were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (a) unassisted, (b) assisted by their care worker, or (c) assisted by a research assistant. The resulting scores in each condition were compared quantitatively. In successive focus groups with children and youth, the results and possible explanations were discussed. in the Assisted by care worker condition exhibited significantly higher satisfaction scores than participants in each of the other two conditions. Results from the focus groups indicated that complex client-carer interaction dynamics contribute to these differences. Several explanatory mechanisms and implications for practice were suggested by the participants. These results suggest that bias may be introduced when children and youth need assistance to complete surveys or diagnostic measures. This requires careful consideration on the part of researchers working with these vulnerable participants.

Penyampaian Makna Dan Identitas Dari Logo Baru Museum Sumpah Pemuda Jakarta Sebagai Bentuk Komunikasi Visual

The Sumpah Pemuda Museum is a historical heritage museum about the struggle of Indonesian youth in delivering the Indonesian youth oath. The new logo of The Sumpah Pemuda Museum can introduce its new visual identity to the public through the logo, the visuals in the logo have visuals such as a fist, three pillars, and a roof combined with three colors, namely red, navy or dark blue, and gray. All of these were designed and won by a logo designer who is a visual communication design student at the Padang Panjang Indonesian Art Institute. In the process of designing a logo, it must comply with the requirements in a logo, namely, unique, easy to remember, flexible and communicative, and conveyed non-verbally. This study discusses how to convey the meaning and identity of the new logo of The Sumpah Pemuda Museum as a form of visual communication. The researcher used 4 informants in which the way of taking the informants used qualitative methods using in-depth interviews, namely the first key informant and the second supporting informant. This study uses a decision-making technique, namely the logo designer has a decision about logo design and semiotics, namely the logo can be used as a sign. The result of this research is the delivery of the meaning and identity of the new logo of the Youth Pledge Museum is by promotion or direct introduction from the museum so that its visual identity can be known by the public, the logo designer also makes a manual graphic book about the logo and the manual graphic book is submitted to The Sumpah Pemuda Museum. And also the meaning of the new logo for the Youth Pledge Museum, namely the struggle of Indonesian youth that expresses energy, enthusiasm, historical values, and pride representing the vision and mission of The Sumpah Pemuda Museum.&#x0D; Keywords : Identity, Logo, Messagges, Visual Communication

Skin cancer prevention: knowledge and perceptions of a nationwide sample of youth.

Context: Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and incidence continues to rise. The leading risk factor for skin cancer is sun exposure in adolescence. Given this, sun protection in young adults is an effective way to reduce the occurrence of skin cancer. The goal of this study is to identify knowledge, behaviors, and barriers among young adults toward the use of sunscreen. Primary care physicians interact with a large number of young adults and have the ideal opportunity to counsel this population. Objective: To identify youths' knowledge and experiences with sun protection and elicit recommendations to increase protection usage. Study Design: Data was obtained using MyVoice, a national poll of youth (www.hearmyvoicenow.org). Five open-ended questions were sent via text message to 1,151 youth on April 9, 2021. Responses were analyzed by two independent investigators after using a modified grounded theory approach to iteratively develop codes based on salient themes. Setting: Participants are youth from the United States aged 14-24 years old who were recruited from social media to meet national benchmarks based on weighted samples of the American Community Survey. Results: Of 1,151 youth, 977 responded to at least one question (response rate= 84.9%). Respondents' mean age was 19.3 years (SD=2.4), 48.1% identified as male, and 62.2% as non-Hispanic white. Nearly all respondents stated "It is very important" or "It's important!" (62.1%, 25.5% respectively) to protect your skin from the sun. The most frequently reported reason for using sun protection was to "reduce the risk of getting skin cancer" (51.7%). Nearly all (90.1%) youth reported use of sunscreen, but 81.1% of respondents have had at least one sunburn and 28.4% have had 5 or more "Many [sunburns], and yes some have blistered". Participants commonly recommended emphasizing the consequences of sun exposure to encourage sun protection use, "Inform people about the dangers of not wearing sun protection" (41.1%). Conclusions: Youth in our nationwide sample understand both the short and long term risks of sun exposure and believe that sun protection is important. Though nearly all reported sunscreen use, youth struggle with implementation of consistent sun protective behaviors with a large number reporting numerous sunburns. These youth reported insights can inform more effective strategies to improve the use of sun protection by youth.

Lebanese youth's struggle amid socioeconomic turmoil

As night falls, the last remaining functioning streetlamps on the streets of Beirut's once-booming Geitawi area are feebly flickering, shedding spotty orange lights on the now largely pitch-dark Lebanese capital. Hady, a 19-year-old college dropout, takes a deep drag on a cigarette before climbing upstairs to greet a group of similarly aged young men sitting in a nearly shattered apartment in Geitawi. Only lit by a few candles, this apartment does not have a privately owned generator, meaning they can only get electricity from the government-mandated grid, which has now trickled down to only 2 h per day in some areas.

Youth transitions in protracted crises: conceptualising the ‘rupture’ of refugees' pathways to adulthood in Uganda and Jordan

AbstractYouth displaced from home by war, civil conflict, and poverty face a difficult transition into adulthood. Their ability to access education, employment, and social adulthood is often disrupted, restricted, and delayed. Yet, despite youth making up a large percentage of refugees in Africa and the Middle East, their specific circumstances are rarely considered. While international humanitarian and development programming aims to respond to the disrupted lives of youth affected by prolonged displacement, little is known about how these conditions affect transitions as youth struggle to create adult lives in contexts of multiple and competing survival pressures. This paper conceptualises youth transitions to adulthood for young refugees growing up in situations of protracted crisis, suggesting that major global challenges such as conflict not only delay, modify, or disrupt certain life events but in fact can have a rupturing effect on young people's capabilities and aspirations for the future. The paper draws on research with over 500 10–24‐year‐olds growing up as refugees in Uganda and Jordan, from five different national groups and located in camp and urban settings. Analysis of their in‐depth experiences highlights that current thinking around youth transitions has not yet accounted for the ruptures they experience, located outside of their home countries for extended periods of time. This "rupture," as an accumulation of the effects of displacement itself, the extended temporality of displacement, and the life course phase affected, more fundamentally impacts on the key phase for creating adult lives than has previously been understood.