Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs
Few studies have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on program quality in the context of positive youth development (PYD) programs. This is of relevance to countries known for high power distance between youth and adults. The current study explored the moderating effect of perceived pow...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2023
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ |
| _version_ | 1848865339246379008 |
|---|---|
| author | Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad Krauss, Steven Ismail, Ismi Arif Arshad, Mohd Mursyid Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab |
| author_facet | Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad Krauss, Steven Ismail, Ismi Arif Arshad, Mohd Mursyid Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab |
| author_sort | Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Few studies have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on program quality in the context of positive youth
development (PYD) programs. This is of relevance to countries known for high power distance between youth
and adults. The current study explored the moderating effect of perceived power distance orientation on the
relationship between youth program quality and the six C’s of PYD. A partial least square-structural equation
modeling (PLS-SEM) was tested among 436 first-year undergraduate co-curricular program participants from
public universities in Malaysia (M = 21.192 years, SD = 1.191 years; 65.6% female). Youth voice, supportive
adult relationships, and program engagement positively predicted PYD, while feelings of safety did not. Power
distance had no moderating effect on PYD. The findings extend support for the importance of program quality on
PYD in non-WEIRD youth program settings and point to the need for further inquiry on PYD program practices in
diverse sociocultural settings. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T14:03:08Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-109316 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T14:03:08Z |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-1093162024-08-16T07:51:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad Krauss, Steven Ismail, Ismi Arif Arshad, Mohd Mursyid Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Few studies have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on program quality in the context of positive youth development (PYD) programs. This is of relevance to countries known for high power distance between youth and adults. The current study explored the moderating effect of perceived power distance orientation on the relationship between youth program quality and the six C’s of PYD. A partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was tested among 436 first-year undergraduate co-curricular program participants from public universities in Malaysia (M = 21.192 years, SD = 1.191 years; 65.6% female). Youth voice, supportive adult relationships, and program engagement positively predicted PYD, while feelings of safety did not. Power distance had no moderating effect on PYD. The findings extend support for the importance of program quality on PYD in non-WEIRD youth program settings and point to the need for further inquiry on PYD program practices in diverse sociocultural settings. Elsevier 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad and Krauss, Steven and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Arshad, Mohd Mursyid and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab (2023) Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 85. art. no. 101520. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0193-3973; ESSN: 1873-7900 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0193397323000096 10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101520 |
| spellingShingle | Nouri, Katayoun Mehdinezhad Krauss, Steven Ismail, Ismi Arif Arshad, Mohd Mursyid Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title | Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title_full | Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title_fullStr | Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title_short | Power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in Malaysian co-curricular programs |
| title_sort | power distance: moderating effect on positive youth development in malaysian co-curricular programs |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109316/ |