TY - JOUR
T1 - School belonging and hope among at-risk youth
T2 - The contribution of academic support provided by youths' social support networks
AU - Sulimani-Aidan, Yafit
AU - Melkman, Eran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Child & Family Social Work published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Based on resilience and hope theories (Snyder, 2000; Ungar & Theron, 2020), in the present study, we explored the contribution of academic support provided by family, school staff and mentors, as well as the contribution of family-staff contact, to the hopefulness of 175 at-risk youth (M = 17.67; SD = 0.63), who had indicated having a mentor, and how school belonging mediated these relations. Structural equation modelling revealed that academic support provided by mentors and school staff contributed to youths' hopeful thinking. Whereas the support provided by mentors had a direct effect on hope, staff support contributed indirectly via school belonging. The discussion highlights the importance of academic support provided via youths' social networks and sheds light on the role of school belonging in increasing youths' hopefulness. Implications for practice highlight the importance of strengthening youths' aspirations, motivation and knowledge regarding their future goals in school settings.
AB - Based on resilience and hope theories (Snyder, 2000; Ungar & Theron, 2020), in the present study, we explored the contribution of academic support provided by family, school staff and mentors, as well as the contribution of family-staff contact, to the hopefulness of 175 at-risk youth (M = 17.67; SD = 0.63), who had indicated having a mentor, and how school belonging mediated these relations. Structural equation modelling revealed that academic support provided by mentors and school staff contributed to youths' hopeful thinking. Whereas the support provided by mentors had a direct effect on hope, staff support contributed indirectly via school belonging. The discussion highlights the importance of academic support provided via youths' social networks and sheds light on the role of school belonging in increasing youths' hopefulness. Implications for practice highlight the importance of strengthening youths' aspirations, motivation and knowledge regarding their future goals in school settings.
KW - at-risk youth
KW - hope
KW - mentors
KW - school belonging
KW - social support networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125424346&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/cfs.12918
DO - 10.1111/cfs.12918
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AN - SCOPUS:85125424346
SN - 1356-7500
VL - 27
SP - 700
EP - 710
JO - Child and Family Social Work
JF - Child and Family Social Work
IS - 4
ER -