How Teens Become Engaged in Youth Development Programs: The Process of Motivational Change in a Civic Activism Organization

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Organized Activity Participation, Positive Youth Development, and the Over‐Scheduling Hypothesis (2006, methodology): “Our analyses of one program suggested a sequence through which participants developed a capacity to enjoy work through formation of personal connections to program activities and goals (Pearce & Larson, 2006).”
Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Organized After‐School Activities: Taking a Closer Look at Participation of Ethnic Minority Youth (2012, background): “Research suggests that youth often select activities they find interesting and think they are good at (Pearce & Larson, 2006).”