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, Volume 48, Issue 3, pp 403–418 | Cite as

Predicting Social Responsibility and Belonging in Urban After-School Physical Activity Programs with Underserved Children

  • Jeffrey J. Martin
  • Brigid Byrd
  • Alex Garn
  • Nate McCaughtry
  • Noel Kulik
  • Erin Centeio
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Abstract

The purpose of this cross sectional study was to predict feelings of belonging and social responsibility based on the motivational climate perceptions and contingent self-worth of children participating in urban after-school physical activity programs. Three-hundred and four elementary school students from a major Midwestern city participated. Based on multiple regression analyses we predicted 39 % of the variance in feelings of belonging largely due to perceptions of leadership emotional support and task climate and 31 % of the variance in feelings of social responsibility largely due to perceptions of a caring climate. Our findings support the importance of after school physical activity programs, which appear to provide nurturing environments that may contribute to feelings of belonging and social responsibility.

Keywords

Health Motivational climate Self-esteem 
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Acknowledgments

This research was made possible through the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, Gopher Sports and the Michigan Department of Community Health.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jeffrey J. Martin
    • 1
  • Brigid Byrd
    • 1
  • Alex Garn
    • 2
  • Nate McCaughtry
    • 1
  • Noel Kulik
    • 1
  • Erin Centeio
    • 1
  1. 1.Wayne State UniversityDetroitUSA
  2. 2.Louisiana State UniversityBaton RougeUSA

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