Adolescent, caregiver and community experiences with a gender transformative, social emotional learning intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequitable gender norms, beliefs and behaviors, are shaped by learning experiences during key developmental stages in an individual's life course, and can have negative impacts on health and well-being outcomes. Very early adolescence represents one stage when formative learning experiences about gender inequity can have the potential to support or hinder more equitable gender norms, beliefs and behaviors. The aim of this qualitative study was to evaluate the effect of a gender transformative, social emotional learning intervention for very young adolescents (VYAs) that included experiential learning with peers, parents/caregivers and community members.

Methods

This study examined the effects of an intervention designed to provide social emotional learning opport

SUBMITTER: Cherewick M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860221 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature