Figure 3
The infographic is titled “Fact sheet: Youth Engagement.” It is divided into different sections from top to bottom. The first section at the top shows the following text: Youth engagement encompasses a range of activities from formal to informal, skilled to unskilled, individual to collective, obligatory to pleasure-seeking, physical to body-fixed, and educational to nescient. Motivations are diverse. There are inhibiting and facilitating factors and these affect initial engagement and perseverance in activities. The second section shows nine motivational terms and their standard descriptions on the left panel, and their subjective descriptions by youths on the right panel. Left panel: Responsibility: A desire to please or satisfy others, care for others. A duty or formal obligation. Right panel: Brittany: I have a job because I need to have a job to live. And that’s why. Left panel: Altruism: Demonstrating selflessness, prioritizing others and their needs; authentic and sincere. Right panel: Avery: “You want them to have a good day too, to have something […] I hope it makes [their] day”. Left panel: Accomplishment: A feeling of satisfaction, pride, completion and external validation. A desire for praise. Right panel: Eve: “I get to be proud of the things that we’re able to do […] it would be to be proud of the end result”. Left panel: Proficiency: Fluent and knowledgeable, confident and deeply skilled. Right panel: Blake: “So I like being able to control the music and how that stuff works”. Left panel: Enjoyment: Feelings of joy, passion euphoria, fun, promoting positive emotions. Right panel: Louis: “I play video games. You can play with your friends […] And like, you can try to win; it’s fun”. Left panel: Pressure: Pressures to represent, to participate, to compete or even to disrupt or challenge. Right panel: Annie: “If I’m not the best, I do quit […] I don’t like learning new things unless I am the best at them” Left panel: Social Connection: To interact with others. To be with friends and/or family or to make new connections. Right panel: Ashley: “I play board games with my friends. It’s just something we can do to spend time together”. Left panel: Education Imperative: A desire to learn, to become better, gain knowledge and grow. Right panel: Evan: “When I swim, I like to see that personal improvement”. Left panel: Escapism: To retreat, to distract from other things, including obligations or pressures. Right panel: Kaylee: “It’s my way of running […] away from my problems, and coming back to my problems later”. The third section contains the following text: An internal locus of control contributes positively to youth outcomes, including well being and academic success. It also contributes to their perceived sense of ability and willingness. “I like [art], it’s like, you kind of get to pick what you do. It’s a free choice” – Oscar. The fourth section contains the following text: Barriers and Enablers can be one in the same and will depend on context. Youth in our study cited the following as critical elements that inhibited or facilitated their engagement. Adult Involvement: The corresponding icon shows a male and female human figure silhouette. Access: The corresponding icon shows a lock with a tick mark in the center. Availability: The corresponding icon shows a clock depicted with dots on the right side and an anticlockwise arrow on the left side. The center contains a tick mark. Time: The corresponding icon shows a clock and a calendar. Physical Ability: The corresponding icon shows a running human figure. Mental and Emotional Ability: The corresponding icon shows the lateral view of a human head connected to different emoticons displaying different emotions. Technology: The corresponding icon shows an illuminated light bulb with gear icons. Environment: The corresponding icon of a location marker with a circle at the bottom is shown. The bottom section contains Prudentia Institute logo with the text “Youth Knowledge Exchange.” The text on the right side reads, “Prudentia Institute is a purpose driven, charitable research and development organization with a mission to empower and develop youth in Atlantic Canada. The Institute supports the inclusive development and empowerment of youth through research and knowledge mobilization. To learn more or read more about our research, visit w w w dot prudentia institute dot c a or email info at the rate prudentia institute dot c a.” Joint Stocks Registry I D 432608. Charitable Registration Number 795705080 R R 0001.Fact sheet. Source: Authors’ work