Generation Of Youth Research Articles

School-to-Work Transition in the Youth Labor Market in Central and Eastern Europe: A Cluster Analysis Approach

Abstract Background This study analyzes education, training, and the youth labor market in central and eastern Europe. Objectives This study aims to evaluate similarities and differences in youth labor markets among eleven central and eastern European countries from 2008 to 2021. It specifically examines three aspects: wage ratios, early departure from education or training, and the share of the population not in employment, education, or training. Methods/Approach This study applies hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling to panel data. The complete-link method organizes countries into clusters. This study combines three-dimensional Cartesian projections and two-dimensional projections based on multidimensional scaling with dendrograms and heatmaps, to graphically illustrate the "school-to-work" transition across this region. Results Clustering highlights the Visegrád countries, the Baltics, and the Balkans as zones with internally homogeneous yet externally heterogeneous challenges for the youth generation. As the outliers in each of these regions, Poland, Estonia, and Bulgaria support clustering solutions that deviate from conventional understandings of central and eastern Europe. Conclusions Historical and geographical ties continue to define this region’s youth labor markets across political and economic dimensions. Clustering analysis identifies triumphs and struggles in policymaking in some of the poorest and most politically challenging member-states of the European Union.

Horizons of Possibility—Young People’s Encounters with Nature and Their Qualities in Social Programs

AbstractThis article presents an analysis of young people’s encounters with nature within a context of social programs. In the intersection between nature and social initiatives, nature is often defined as something that contains a range of inherent properties that can have a positive impact on various aspects of young people’s lives—such as their well-being, development and learning. However, there is a lack of analyses that focus on the manifold, diverse and divergent exchanges and liaisons that young people’s encounters with nature can give rise to. Based on an approach, where humans and nature are considered so intertwined that one cannot be meaningfully understood without the other (Haraway 2021, Latour 2005), the aim of the article is to shed light on the many different types of entanglements and interconnections that unfold in young people’s encounters with nature, as well as on the processes of becoming they are associated with. Drawing on a qualitative study, the article develops a typology of six significant types of entanglements and interconnections between young people and nature. It is a characteristic of these entanglements and interconnections that they unfold depending on how the encounters between young people and nature are framed by the social programs. They are thus not defined by already known outcomes, but can be understood as ‘figurations’ (Braidotti 1994), that contain both a lived here and now and an ‘imagined elsewhere’ (Haraway 1991). The article shows how this perspective confronts deficit discourses, where young people in social programs are seen as either lacking resources and agency or whose resources and agency are going in the wrong direction, as well as those contemporary discourses that position and problematize the overall present youth generation as fragile, hypersensitive and disoriented.

Self-Expression and Mental Wellbeing of Malaysian Youths on Social Media

In today's fast-changing technological era, the new generation of youths, namely Gen Z and Millennials, wholeheartedly embrace and are profoundly influenced by the rapid development of social media. It is important to recognize that the impact of VUCA on youth and social media is not solely negative. It is crucial to promote digital literacy, encourage healthy online habits, and foster open conversations and self-expression. Social media platforms provide a constant stream of information, including news, opinions, and updates from friends and peers. The volatility and uncertainty of this information can contribute to feelings of overwhelm and anxiety, especially when it involves negative or distressing content. This study focuses on the use of emoticons and symbols in self-expression as well as the emotional reaction regarding one’s own posts and others. A total of 500 participants were recruited for this study from various parts of Malaysia aged between 18 to 30 years old. Descriptive analysis of the study shows majority of the participants used emoticons and symbols for better self-expression. When it comes to emotional reactions, the Gen Z and Millennials generally show a preference for positive postings. However, they also demonstrate empathy and understanding towards those who share negative postings. This study enhances our understanding of how Malaysian youths express themselves on social media and sheds light on their emotional responses. Keywords: Self-expression, mental wellbeing, emotional responses, social media, youths.

The Developmental Collision Hypothesis: An Empirical Test With Three Generations of Sexual Minority Youth.

Sexual minority youth experience disproportionate rates of mental health symptomatology relative to their heterosexual peers. Less is known about why these disparities have persisted despite growing public awareness of sexual diversity. The developmental collision hypothesis states that increased cultural visibility of sexual diversity has accelerated the developmental timing of sexual minority identity formation processes such that they collide with early adolescence, a uniquely sensitive period for experiencing identity-based stigma and associated mental health vulnerability. To test this hypothesis, levels and relations between ages of sexual minority identity development milestones, frequency of LGBT-related victimization, and depressive symptoms were examined across three age-matched but cohort-distinct samples of sexual minority adolescents. Data come from three secondary datasets of sexual minority youth who were adolescents in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, respectively: the Challenges and Coping Study, the Victimization and Mental Health among High Risk Youths Study, and the Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide among Sexual Minority Youth Study (n = 1312; Mage = 17.34, SD = 1.30; 52% female). Adolescents from more recent cohorts reported earlier mean ages of several milestones but similar frequencies of LGBT-related victimization relative to those from less recent cohorts. Path analysis models showed that earlier milestones were associated indirectly with more depressive symptoms through LGBT-related victimization. Notably, earlier ages of self-identification and disclosure of a sexual minority identity were also directly related to less depressive symptoms. Few generational differences in relations between constructs emerged. Findings garner initial support for the developmental collision hypothesis and suggest that LGBT-related victimization, rather than earlier milestones themselves, increases mental health vulnerability.

Perspectives of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth on Anti-Vaping Messages in Social Media.

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth have higher rates of nicotine vaping than other youth in the United States. While social media can be effective in reaching youth and discouraging vaping, informed cultural tailoring is necessary to ensure effective messaging to SGM youth. This study aimed to understand SGM youth perspectives on anti-vaping social media messages and tailoring approaches. In-depth, qualitative videoconference interviews were conducted from February to July 2022 with 34 SGM youth recruited in the United States via social media ads. The interview guide addressed participants' beliefs about vaping, the context of vaping, perspectives on tailoring messages, and responses to examples of social media anti-vaping messages. Coding and thematic analysis followed a team-based approach. SGM youth perspectives fell into four categories - representation and diversity, facts and evidence, empowering messages, and source credibility. Participants stressed the importance of accurate, genuine representation of SGM youth in messages, but also noted that more overt representation may be seen as tokenizing. Participants recommended partnering with known LGBTQ+ influencers who can promote or share anti-vaping messages on social media platforms. They also recommended using culturally tailored language, including statistics specific to SGM youth, and invoking themes of empowerment to improve the relevance, reach, and effectiveness of anti-vaping campaigns. Findings can inform future efforts to develop anti-vaping messages for SGM youth with effective reach through social media. Nuanced perspectives on SGM representation in messages suggest a careful approach to tailoring. Concerns around inauthenticity may be minimized by ensuring SGM youth are included in message development and dissemination. This study describes the importance of being attentive to the tailoring preferences among the current generation of sexual and gender minority youth. Findings will inform social media-based messaging strategies that discourage nicotine vaping tailored for SGM youth in health campaign material design and evaluation, ensuring that tailored messages are designed in ways that avoid unintended consequences. The study also describes methods for effectively engaging SGM youth in research to improve the relevance of health education materials for this population and increase reach, which in turn can lead to reduction in vaping practices among SGM youth.

FINANCIAL PLANNING AMONG YOUTH DURING THE COVID- 19 ERA: A LESSON

The lack of money management among youthhas become a growing concern. The issue cannot be solved simply by providing more savings and spending more money on development and management. There is an urgent need for a better understanding of the current and potential role of financial planning in meeting the needs of life, especially when any shock occurs in a country. Thus, adopting a strategic approach needs to be planned and managed so that the youth generation can carry out its function and roles in financial planning. This research aims to study the factors that influence financial planning and money management among youth. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) will be used as a baseline to explain the current needs of financial management among youth. Factors like financial literacy, financial attitude and perceived behavioral control were incorporated in this study to see the impact on financial management especially during the economic shock of COVID-19. The results show that the youth generation have a better tendency to manage their financial, in condition they have receive the appropriate financial knowledge form the relevant parties. This knowledge will then form a correct direction of attitude on financial management. Furthermore, the interpretation of how easy it is to control their finance also will depend on the information received. With the result obtained, all parties including the government could do an early preparation in order to equip the young generation with the suitable program hence reducing the problem of high indebtedness.

Intergenerational Storytelling and Positive Psychosocial Development: Stories as Developmental Resources for Marginalized Groups

Academic We articulate an intergenerational model of positive psychosocial development that centers storytelling in an ecological framework and is motivated by an orientation toward social justice. We bring together diverse literature (e.g., racial-ethnic socialization, family storytelling, narrative psychology) to argue that the intergenerational transmission of stories about one’s group is equally important for elders and youth, and especially important for groups who are marginalized, because stories provide a developmental resource for resistance and resilience in the face of injustice. We describe how storytelling activities can support positive psychosocial development in culturally dynamic contexts and illustrate our model with a case study involving LGBTQ+ communities, arguing that intergenerational storytelling is uniquely important for this group given issues of access to stories. We argue that harnessing the power of intergenerational storytelling could provide a culturally safe and sustaining practice for fostering psychosocial development among LGBTQ+ people and other equity-seeking populations. Public Understanding one’s identity as part of a group with shared history and culture that has existed through time is important for positive psychological functioning. This is especially true for marginalized communities for whom identity-relevant knowledge is often erased, silenced, or distorted in mainstream public discourses (e.g., school curricula, news media, television, and film). To compensate for these limitations around access, one channel for the transmission of this knowledge is through oral storytelling between generations of elders and youth. Contemporary psychological science has often assumed that such storytelling occurs within families, but when families cannot or would not share such knowledge, youth suffer. We present a model of intergenerational storytelling that expands our ideas around who counts as “family” and how knowledge can be transmitted through alternative channels, using LGBTQ+ communities as a case example.

“Young people are having sex, whether we like it or not”: Youth countering politicized cultural differences in sexuality education in Addis Ababa

School-based sexuality education is a globally controversial topic. While adopted as a human rights-based international norm and part of numerous frameworks (e.g., SDGs and Maputo Protocol for African countries), one of the main controversies in the Global South is the question of norm ownership. The case of sexuality education in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a powerful example of debates around norm spoiling and the so-called (un-)Africanness of sexuality education. In this article, I ask how a generational perspective, influences our understanding of translating sexuality education, which challenges a young generation of actors working in Addis Ababa face and how they counteract politicized cultural differences. Based on my empirical research in Addis Ababa during 2019–2020, I illustrate that resistance to sexuality education is culturized and therefore a transnational challenge for actors striving to enhance school-based sexuality education. Demands to better include youth generations in political decision-making, strengthen bottom-up translation, and to counter the politicization of cultural differences remain largely confined to subaltern counterpublics, particularly within educational settings and NGO-based projects.

Управление изменениями и развитие компании с привлечением молодежи

Objective: the article analyzes the signs of competitive advantage of the changes being introduced in the company, based on the characteristic features of different generations and their need to participate in changes. The increased value of attracting young people, increasing involvement in participation in the life of a team, company, and country is becoming one of the highest priority tasks of the state everywhere. Modifications of compliance with the level of competencies and capabilities of newly hired employees from among young professionals have been revised and combinations of implementation of change management have been proposed, based on optimal conditions and the required result. Methods: the work uses methods at the empirical and theoretical level: synthesis, collection and analysis of information, observation, comparison, etc. Results: practical examples of target models of the sequence of decisionmaking when introducing structural changes that meet the expectations of process participants are given. The influence of external and internal factors of the company's development is taken into account and shown. The assessment of the competitive advantage of generations of youth and their influence on changes has been studied. Practical significance: the work examines the advantages of introducing changes, taking into account the assessment of generations of youth, which will allow directing efforts towards the formation of a new high-quality corporate culture.

Body Mist-Making Training and Socialization of Cosmetic Product Registration and Marketing Authorization to Youth Organisations in Kerinci

Indonesia is an important country that produces essential oils that are widely used in fragrance cosmetic products. The use of local essential oils for cosmetics needs to be introduced to the youth generation with the aim that they do not just become consumers. Youth organisations in Kerinci have many activities to improve their skills and abilities for a better future. Collaboration between the university and the youth organisation was achieved by providing training on doing cosmetic product training on making cosmetic products. The product uses essential oils called body mist. Nowadays, the youth still know very little about the manufacturing process of cosmetics products. To provide further benefits, this community service activity collaborated with BBPOM in Padang, West Sumatra, to explain cosmetic safety and the registration process of cosmetic products. With this series topic in this training and outreach-related cosmetics, it is hoped that it can increase business ideas for young people who are members of the Sakti Alam Kerinci Organisation.

Evaluation of Asian Students Exchange Program (ASEP) in The Range of Building A Generation of Youth with A Global Vision

The exchange of information and culture through student exchange programs is becoming increasingly important in this era of globalization. One of them is the Asian Students Exchange Program (ASEP), which aims to evaluate the Asian Student Exchange Program at Al Azhar Islamic Middle School 9 Kemang Pratama Bekasi. Research methodology using the CIPP. Methodology is carried out to analyze the effectiveness and sustainability of the program. Through the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) approach, the evaluation provides a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of the program, from the initial context to its long-term impact. 2) The Input Aspect indicates that the implementation guidance, program management, and participant preparation have been done well. The guidelines are available complete and understandable, the management of the program is organized effectively with clear task division, and the participant is prepared with the required qualifications. 3) The Process Aspect, in which the ASEP (Asian Students Exchange Program) program implementation is generally good enough but still needs improvement in some aspects to provide optimal benefits. 4) The Product Aspects, ASEP Program found that the participants showed a good level of independence during their homestay in Taiwan and confidence in their English presentation. As for the conclusion of the research results based on analysis and interpretation that the implementation of the ASEP (Asian Students Exchange Program) program is generally good enough but still needs improvement in some aspects in order to provide optimal benefits for schools that have this excellent program.

Overcoming Youth Online Isolation in China by Supporting Neighbourhood Community Interactions through Co-Created Outdoor Personal Spaces

The fast pace of urban life, the high cost of living, and the complexity of interpersonal relationships are triggering social isolation among urban residential youths in China. Furthermore, online demand is causing social isolation due to a lack of physical human interactions which leads to poorer mental and physical health. Therefore, there is a need to get the youth generation to go offline to enjoy natural living and live healthily in society. A desktop survey was conducted as part of a larger study to improve community engagement in urban residential outdoor environments for youth. The results found offline community engagement could improve the well-being of young residents by taking advantage of its positive physical and mental effects. Using visual tools for exploring the functional and aesthetic landscape needs and motivation for co-creating personalized spaces in a residential community is proposed. After the introduction of the background problem, this proposal will present the literature survey results on youth generation in China, urban residential outdoor environment, and improved community engagement. This study contributes to the development of an offline community engagement model for youths in residential communities. The proposed model is expected to alleviate the current social isolation situation for the youth generation. Future studies are recommended to include the identification of key characteristics of the youth generation and the lifestyles they prefer, applications of the new co-design mode in the design phase, and application of new visual technology in landscape design practice.

Manajemen Kegiatan Keagamaan Generasi Remaja (Genre) dalam Pencegahan Stunting di Kota Binjai

This research discusses the Religious Activities of the Youth Generation (GenRe) in Stunting Prevention. The purpose of this research is to determine the Management of Religious Activities of the Youth Generation (GenRe) in Stunting Prevention. This research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach to field research. The data source in this research is direct information using interview, observation, and documentation data collection techniques. The results of this research show that in efforts to prevent stunting the Generation Youth (GenRe) community uses. The management function is POAC (Planning, Organizing, Actuating, Controling). Planning in religious activities at GenRe is by providing understanding to the prospective bride and groom about pre-wedding so that they understand how to provide good nutrition to their babies whether they are still in the womb or born. At the Organizing stage, what the GenRe Binjai community carried out was in the form of preparing an organizational structure and dividing tasks into their respective fields. Actuating (implementation) implemented by GenRe is in the form of teaching, habituation, and motivation given by the GenRe chairman to the members. Controlling (evaluation) at this stage is carried out once a year by the head of GenRe.

Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age: Canadian Youth Perspectives on the Relationship Between Digital Technology and Their Mental Health

ABSTRACT New generations of youth are coming of age at a time when digital technology is omnipresent, and ever-evolving. It is not yet fully appreciated what effect this level of digital technology use will have on current and future generations. Although not entirely negative, dramatic shifts in human interaction and well-being have already presented themselves. Among these shifts are rising rates of youth struggling with mental health–especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we explore youth perspectives on the relationship between their digital technology and their mental health, through the use of semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Our research question was: How do youth understand the relationship between digital technology use and their mental health? We interviewed eight adolescents and asked them to share their experiences of the relationship between their devices and their well-being. Thematic findings highlight a conflictual relationship between digital technology use and youth mental health, affecting their relationships with others, themselves, and the world around them. Because digital technology consumption on this scale is so new, our sample represents one of the first available cohorts of youth to actively participate in the exploration of this topic. Implications include the need for further qualitative research to prioritize youth voices in ways that will benefit broader societal understandings of technology and mental health.

Dynamics of the relative values of youth in education and in the labor market

The subject of the study is the process of transformation of youth values in the context of social adaptation in the labor market.The object of the study is the system of social behavior of young people in the context of educational and work activities. The authors investigate in detail the causes of the social risks of youth deprofessionalization. Attention is drawn to the fact that personal values often acquire their "relative" character and are considered by young people in the context of social adaptation. Based on the analysis of the social behavior of young people in the context of educational and work activities, the focus is on the social risks of their deprofessionalization. It is emphasized that the division of values according to the priority of "survival – self-expression" has become key to differentiating the social status of social groups. Higher education plays a key role as an institution, without which it is impossible to implement a model of leadership and sustainable development.General theoretical methods (synthesis, comparison, analogy) were used in the study of value dynamics, general scientific methodological concepts (structural, functional, interpretative) were used in the analysis of scientific and theoretical approaches, secondary data analysis methods (content analysis) were used to study value transformations. The main conclusions of the study are: - the processes of transformation of values in the system of social relations are largely related to the fact that the trajectories of personality development change under the influence of objective and subjective conditions. In this regard, the key role is assigned to the institute of education; - education as a social institution focuses on the dynamics of value transformations and focuses on the socialization of a new generation of youth. The trajectories of professional development determined by him make it possible to reduce "value inflation" and generate demand for the most demanded professional knowledge and competencies for society. The observed process of "value inflation" suggests that social partners have to "tighten" the professional skills of at least a quarter of employed graduates; - the problem of professional development lies in the loss of the value of professional activity itself and leveling the ability of a fixed group of graduates to self-development. We are talking about "relative" values and their binding, on the one hand, to the strategy of adaptation of young people in the labor market, on the other – to sustainable personal growth. The novelty of the research lies in the concretization of the dynamics of the "relative" values of young people in education in relation to the conditions of their social adaptation in the labor market.

한국 최저임금 담론정치에 관한 비판적 분석

This study examines the social movement's framing strategy and the changing discourse of the institution through the case of the minimum wage movement. The discourse politics of the minimum wage began in earnest in the 2000s and has continuously changed. Social movement organizations, especially the newly emerging labor movements have been actively producing new framings related to the minimum wage. Through the framing of ‘the minimum wage is the youth wage,’ the Youth Union has made the minimum wage a important social agenda connecting the issue with the precariousness of youth generation. The Part-time Workers’ Union’s ‘minimum wage into 10,000 won’ restructured the existing minimum wage discourse through a progressive framing, stimulating the formation of public opinion necessary for a sharp increase. However, the minimum wage movement failed to respond to the rapidly growing number of people opposing the increases. As a result, the impetus for raising the minimum wage was lost. Through the analysis, it was confirmed that the frames dispute with each other and are ultimately adopted among social movement sector. Institutional discourse acts as an environment that constrains social movements when they construct framing strategies, but social movements can change existing discourse even within these constraints.

The impact of online health information source preference on intolerance to uncertainty and cyberchondria in a youthful generation.

The increasing utilization of the Internet to access health-related information is believed to heighten anxiety and trigger cyberchondria due to the presence of conflicting and sometimes overly detailed information. To investigate the levels of cyberchondria and intolerance of uncertainty among university students and their relationship with different online health information sources. Between June and July 2022, 420 university students (mean age = 21.5 ± 2 years, 54% female) participated in this cross-sectional study. The socio-demographic form, Uncertainty Intolerance Scale (IUS), and Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) were used in data collection. Pearson correlation test and binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify factors associated with cyberchondria. Forums and private hospital/clinic websites were the most frequently utilized online health information sources, while governmental websites were the least. The mean scores for CSS and IUS were 81.5 and 41.0, respectively. There was no significant gender-based difference in CSS and IUS scores. Students who used newspapers/magazines and social media for health information had significantly higher scores on both scales. Cyberchondria had a negative association with age [odds ratio (OR) = 0.90], a positive significant relationship with newspaper/magazine website use (OR = 7.24), and IUS score (OR = 1.09). There was a positive and moderate correlation between CSS and IUS scores (r = 0.39, P < 0.001). Our results underline the susceptibility to cyberchondria and intolerance of uncertainty among young adults who used less reliable online health information sources and highlight promoting online health literacy to reduce vulnerabilities and the need for further research on socio-demographic determinants in both mental problems.

Sosialisasi Pencegahan Pernikahan Dini dan Kekerasan pada Anak Remaja di Desa Pasindangan Kabupaten Lebak

Early marriage is carried out when a person is categorized as not yet an adult according to law no. 16 of 2019, the government has also regulated in law no 23 of 2004 some of the violence that occurs is physical, psychological, sexual violence and neglect in the household. The aim of this service activity is to provide information and knowledge on how to deal with the above problems with preventive action to the elderly teenagers in Pasindangan Village, Lebak Regency. This service activity was carried out at the Madrasah Aliyah Wasilatul Falah with 45 participants. The method in this service is socialization and discussion about preventing early marriage and sexual violence. The results of this activity received a positive response from the school because students gained knowledge and understanding of the impact and prevention of early marriage and sexual violence. Another prevention that can be done in the school environment is needed the teacher’s approach to students and the active role of the family and community, so that a generation of quality youth can be created, both in terms of education and social. So it can be concluded that there is a role significant increase in understanding of department roles and functions human resources to the audience.

THEORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

The "golden period" for brain development, along with elements relating to weight and height, is thought to occur throughout the first six years of life, which corresponds to the time children spend in primary school. Therefore, physical education during this stage plays an important role in helping children have a healthy body and spirit. Based on studying the psychological characteristics of primary school pupils and analyzing directives and resolutions of the Party and State, the Education Law, documents, regulations, and guiding circulars related to physical education for pupils, this paper aims to present an overview of the theoretical system of physical education activities for pupils in primary schools. The findings show that the party and state's policy on physical education for the youth generation is completely practical.

Considering the past, present and future: making the case for a hauntological approach to youth

ABSTRACT Young people’s emergent position in the life-course means that they are widely perceived to embody the future, with their ‘successes’ and ‘failures’ in youth considered important portents of the future viability, prosperity, and moral character of wider society. In many regards, this futurist lens is reflected in research within youth studies, including in the extensive youth transitions literature and in temporal and relational streams of research exploring young people’s ‘imagined futures’ in the context of rising precarity, uncertainty and risk in the contemporary period. While this emphasis on the future is undoubtedly important, it has contributed to the significance of the past in young people’s lives being overlooked and, moreover, often erroneously characterises the future as somehow temporally disembodied from what precedes it. In this article, I argue that there is a need for more meaningful engagements with the past in contemporary youth studies. Specifically, I suggest there is considerable value in Jacques Derrida's (1994. Specters of Marx: The State of the Debt, the Work of Mourning, and the New International. New York, NY: Routledge) concept of hauntology for enriching current understandings of youth. This article describes how hauntology’s pantemporal focus represents an increasingly timely and important conceptual tool through which to capture, analyse, and address the structural and temporal complexities confronting contemporary generations of youth.