scholarly journals Visions of Health: The GirlPower Photovoice Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Christina R. Miller ◽  
Zermarie Deacon ◽  
Shane R Brady
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Multiple Realities ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
School Girls

The perceptions of 12 middle school girls regarding the health promoting and inhibiting aspects of their community were explored using the innovative methodology known as Photovoice that was situated in a youth-participatory-action research (YPAR) methodology. The photographs and resulting focus group discussions revealed overarching themes of Community Health and Safety, Food, Relationships, Socioeconomic Status (SES), Moral Development, and Physical Activity. The themes offer a way to organize the multiple realities of adolescent girls and how they interpret their personal health and the health of their communities, while the outcomes associated with participating in the project provide evidence of gains in self-esteem, collective efficacy, and leadership and advocacy skills.

Struggling with Identity: Working with Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Gifted Girls to Air Issues of Concern

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecile P. Frey
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Gifted Girls ◽  
Air Issues

When adolescent girls are also identified as gifted, the problems of conformity, peer acceptance, and low self-esteem often become exacerbated. Middle school girls seem most vulnerable to two competing demands: popularity versus academic achievement. As a result of parental, staff, and student concerns, I have been conducting a “women's issues” group with 7th- and 8th-grade gifted girls for the last four years. The issues discussed, the materials used, and the outcomes I have seen are the themes of this action research paper.

Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of Self-Esteem in Elementary and Middle School Girls

2010 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 240-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randa M. Kutob ◽  
Janet H. Senf ◽  
Marjorie Crago ◽  
Catherine M. Shisslak
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Elementary And Middle School

Relational Aggression Victimization as a Predictor of Middle-School Girls' Self-Disclosure to Peers

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Jayme L. Jones ◽  
Jeffrey H. Kahn ◽  
Samantha DeHaan Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Relational Aggression ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
School Girls

Being a victim of relational aggression is associated with many negative outcomes among adolescent girls, and diminished self-disclosure to peers may be one of them. Given this possibility, it is important to examine potential mediators of this relation. Middle-school girls (N = 180) completed paper-and-pencil measures of relational aggression victimization, self-disclosure to their peer group, and four potential mediators—outcome expectations about self-disclosure, loneliness, social anxiety, and self-esteem. Negative outcome expectations about disclosure and loneliness were significant mediators of the relation between being a victim of relational aggression and self-disclosing to the peer group. Despite the limitations of these cross-sectional data, the present findings suggest that relational aggression is associated with diminished disclosure to others because victimized girls experience heightened loneliness and because they believe that self-disclosure will lead to negative outcomes.

scholarly journals The Case for Evidence-Based Outdoor Recreation Interventions for Girls: Helping Girls “Find Their Voice” in the Outdoors

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Kate Evans ◽  
Kellie Walters ◽  
Denise Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Empowerment ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
School Girls

Females’ participation in outdoor recreation is often limited for a variety of reasons including social gender norms, a lack of exposure, and fear. Research has uncovered a wide range of positive outcomes for those females who do participate ranging from enhanced self-esteem and confidence to improved body image, indicating the importance of opening the outdoors as a welcoming place for all to experience. Finding Your Voice is a recreation intervention created with the focus of introducing middle school girls to outdoor recreation to increase the participants’ self-efficacy and self-empowerment. Empirical research focusing on participant experiences has demonstrated promising results and the best practices from Finding Your Voice and the broader research on female empowerment in the outdoors are presented.

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