title: Modeling psychological empowerment among youth involved in local tobacco control efforts.
abstract: The American Legacy Foundation funded 13 state health departments for their Statewide Youth Movement Against Tobacco Use in September 2000. Its goal was to create statewide tobacco control initiatives implemented with youth leadership. The underlying theory behind these initiatives was that tobacco control efforts can best be accomplished by empowering youth. To evaluate these initiatives, the authors developed a conceptual framework for youth empowerment that was used as a guide in developing standardized cross-site measures. This article describes the domains and attributes used to operationalize psychological empowerment as an outcome of youth involvement in these initiatives and presents results of our two-stage structural equation modeling. We conclude with a summary of lessons learned to date and recommendations for applying these findings to work in the field.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194, USA. debra@rti.org
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: W Douglas
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Laurie W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hinnant
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messeri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States