Person-Environment Fit and Positive Youth Development in the Context of High School Gay–Straight Alliances

Jerel P. Calzo; V. Paul Poteat; Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Stephen T. Russell; Laura M. Bogart

doi:10.1111/jora.12456

Person-Environment Fit and Positive Youth Development in the Context of High School Gay–Straight Alliances

Jerel P. Calzo, V. Paul Poteat, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Stephen T. Russell, Laura M. Bogart

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Drawing from a person-environment fit framework, we identified profiles of youth in gay–straight alliances (GSAs) based on the extent to which they received information/resources, socializing/support, and advocacy opportunities in their GSAs and the extent to which this matched what they desired from their GSA along these three functions. Further, we examined profile differences in positive developmental competencies while accounting for community-contextual factors. In a sample of 290 youth from 42 Massachusetts GSAs, latent profile analyses identified five subgroups. Overall, youth receiving less from their GSAs than they desired, particularly regarding opportunities for advocacy, reported lower levels of self-reflection, bravery, civic engagement, and agency than youth who received information, socializing/support, and advocacy that matched or exceeded what they desired.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	158-176
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume	30
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12456
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

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Cultural Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Behavioral Neuroscience

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