Violence Exposure, Aggressive Cognitions &amp; Externalizing Behaviors among Colombian Youth: The Moderating Role of Community Belongingness

Guevara, Ana Maria Meléndez; Gaias, Larissa M.; Fraser, Ashely M.; Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom

doi:10.1177/0044118x211015446

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“…We chose this scale because it captures student perceptions of their belongingness and importance at school. This scale showed good reliability in the present study (Cronbach's alpha = 0.70 and 0.72, MS and HS, respectively) and previous work (Meléndez Guevara et al, 2021 ). A higher mean composite indicated more school connectedness.…”

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Students' perceptions, educational challenges and hope during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Bryce

2022

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Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of US students both at home and at school. Little is known regarding how adolescents perceive COVID‐19 has impacted (both positively and negatively) their academic and social lives and how protective factors, such as hope, may assist with resilience. Importantly, not all pandemic experiences are necessarily negative, and positive perceptions, as well as potential protective factors, are key to understanding the pandemic's role in students' lives. Method Utilizing quantitative and qualitative approaches, the present study descriptively examined 726 6th through 12th grade (51% female, 53% White) students' perceptions of how COVID‐19 related to educational and life disruptions, and positive aspects of their lives, within the United States. Analyses additionally explored the role of pre‐pandemic hope in improving feelings of school connectedness during the pandemic. Results Results showed that most students felt that switching to online learning had been difficult and their education had suffered at least moderately, with a sizeable proportion of students feeling less academic motivation compared with last year. When asked to share qualitative answers regarding perceived challenges and positive aspects of life, themes were consistent with quantitative perceptions. Students' pre‐pandemic hope positively predicted students' feelings of school connectedness. Conclusions Findings paint a complex picture of youth's COVID‐19 experiences and have implications for proactive ways to support students as COVID‐19 continues to affect daily life and educational structures and practices.

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Students' perceptions, educational challenges and hope during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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2022

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“…Here, belongingness to the community seems to play an important role. Meléndez Guevara et al (2022) found out, belongingness to the community either protected Colombian youth from the effects of armed conflict and witnessing violence or acted as a driver for boosting aggression by directing people to seek unity in gangs. Lefurgey (2018) also suggests yoga for peacebuilding initiatives often relies on the community-building process that works from the bottom up, and inside out.…”

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Stretching the Peace: The Role of Kundalini Yoga in the Lives of Young People in Alexandra, South Africa

Kahkonen

Silva

2023

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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The purpose of this exploratory study is to underline the importance of a humanistic approach to peace studies against a scenario characterized by the failings and weaknesses of the liberal peacebuilding agenda. To do so, we employ a transrational peace research framework to investigate whether Kundalini yoga can be used as a peacebuilding tool by analyzing its role in the lives of young people living in an Alexandra township, in South Africa. We conducted semistructured interviews with yoga instructors, surveyed yogis online, and analyzed three annual reports of Yoga4Alex, an organization that provides young people in Alexandra with tools for a better life through Kundalini yoga (and other programs). The main findings of this study demonstrate that practicing Kundalini yoga plays a vital role in the yogis’ lives in Alexandra, creating a space where peace can grow. Many respondents consider that yoga creates a community that offers them support and mental well-being. Moreover, yoga practice helps to develop tools they can use for personal transformation, contributing to the creation of a new identity and offering a nonviolent alternative for everyday life. This study provides reflections for both research and practice.

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Armed conflict exposure and mental health: examining the role of imperceptible violence

Restrepo

Padilla-Medina

2023

Medicine, Conflict and Survival

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Violence Exposure, Aggressive Cognitions & Externalizing Behaviors among Colombian Youth: The Moderating Role of Community Belongingness

Cited by 3 publications

References 66 publications

Students' perceptions, educational challenges and hope during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Students' perceptions, educational challenges and hope during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Stretching the Peace: The Role of Kundalini Yoga in the Lives of Young People in Alexandra, South Africa

Armed conflict exposure and mental health: examining the role of imperceptible violence

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