Stacy L Frazier1, Dana Rusch2, Stefany Coxe1, Tyler J Stout1, Sarah A Helseth3, Melanie A Dirks4, Eduardo E Bustamante5, Marc S Atkins2, Charles Glisson6, Philip D Green6, Dulal Bhaumik7, Runa Bhaumik7. 1. Department of Psychology, Florida International University. 2. Institute for Juvenile Research in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago. 3. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health. 4. Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development, McGill University. 5. Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. 6. Center for Behavioral Health Research in the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee. 7. Biostatistical Research Center in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The current study examined associations among organizational social context, after-school program (ASP) quality, and children's social behavior in a large urban park district. METHOD: Thirty-two park-based ASPs are included in the final sample, including 141 staff and 593 children. Staff reported on organizational culture (rigidity, proficiency, resistance) and climate (engagement, functionality, stress), and children's social skills and problem behaviors. Children and their parents reported on program quality indicators (e.g., activities, routines, relationships). Parents also completed a children's mental health screener. RESULTS: A series of Hierarchical Linear Models revealed that proficiency and stress were the only organizational predictors of program quality; associations between stress and program quality were moderated by program enrollment and aggregated children's mental health need. Higher child- and parent-perceived program quality related to fewer staff-reported problem behaviors, while overall higher enrollment and higher aggregated mental health need were associated with fewer staff-reported social skills. CONCLUSIONS: Data are informing ongoing efforts to improve organizational capacity of urban after-school programs to support children's positive social and behavior trajectories.
OBJECTIVE: The current study examined associations among organizational social context, after-school program (ASP) quality, and children's social behavior in a large urban park district. METHOD: Thirty-two park-based ASPs are included in the final sample, including 141 staff and 593 children. Staff reported on organizational culture (rigidity, proficiency, resistance) and climate (engagement, functionality, stress), and children's social skills and problem behaviors. Children and their parents reported on program quality indicators (e.g., activities, routines, relationships). Parents also completed a children's mental health screener. RESULTS: A series of Hierarchical Linear Models revealed that proficiency and stress were the only organizational predictors of program quality; associations between stress and program quality were moderated by program enrollment and aggregated children's mental health need. Higher child- and parent-perceived program quality related to fewer staff-reported problem behaviors, while overall higher enrollment and higher aggregated mental health need were associated with fewer staff-reported social skills. CONCLUSIONS: Data are informing ongoing efforts to improve organizational capacity of urban after-school programs to support children's positive social and behavior trajectories.
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