Dream Teens: Dar "Voz" a la Juventud. El Impacto de un Proyecto de Participación Social de los Jóvenes en Portugal

  1. Cátia Santos Branquinho 1
  2. Diego Gomez-Baya 2
  3. Margarida Gaspar de Matos 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Lisboa
  2. 2 Universidad de Huelva
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    Universidad de Huelva

    Huelva, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03a1kt624

Journal:
Análisis y modificación de conducta

ISSN: 0211-7339,  2173-6855

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 45

Issue: 171-172

Pages: 25-34

Type: Article

DOI: 10.33776/AMC.V45I171-2.3485 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Considered a fundamental right, the participation of young people continues to be a low priority. With the aim to promote the voice, social participation, and a more active citizenship of Portuguese youth, the Dream Teens network was created. After two years of project, a qualitative study of their voice (study 1) and a quantitative study were carried out to examine the impact of this network on the participants (study 2). In study 1, with a total of 108 young people involved, with an average of 15.73 years (± 1.80), mostly girls (71.30%), after a categorization of the topics discussed, a preference related to friends and critical thinking about society has been noted. In study 2, with a sample of 46 young people, with an average age of 16.13 years (± 1.89), also in large part girls (78.26%), after the pre and post-test application, no statistically significant differences were found, although the perceptions of the Dream Teens showed an improvement, with a greater participation in volunteering and civic activities, and more positive expectations about the future. Thus, although some results are incoherent, this study reveals the prioritization of the voice of young people in topics related to friends and society; of their positive perception in the improvement of their competences, together with the increase of participation in voluntary and civic activities, and of more positive expectations related to the future.

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