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At the ‘risky’ end of things: labelling, self-concept and the role of supportive relationships in young lives

dc.contributor.authorMatos, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorDeakin, Jo
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorFox, Claire
dc.contributor.authorMarkina, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-24T13:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-20
dc.description.abstractThe ‘risky’ label attached to certain groups of young people has disproportionately made them the target of ‘interventions’ designed to monitor, rehabilitate or punish. This article explores how young people experience and respond to that label across many aspects of their lives from school to leisure and from justice to welfare. We employ the notion of self-concept to understand the negative impact of labelling on young people and by contrast, the enabling influence of supportive relationships. Our analysis points to a relevant link between labelling and conflict and young people’s self-concept, as well as to the relationship between self-concept and demonstrations of different forms of agency. Drawing on key findings from a meta-ethnographic synthesis of case studies from three countries (Estonia, Portugal and UK), we find that, regardless of the country where young people live, the significant relationships in their lives are essential for breaking the ‘risk-labelled’ cycle and to promote a more positive path. The case studies were developed with 71 participants (49 male), mostly aged between 15 and 24 years old, who presented long paths of conflict with major normative social institutions like the family, school, or the law, frequently leading to school exclusion and, sometimes, anti-social or criminal behaviour.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13676261.2023.2174007pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85148632190
dc.identifier.issn1367-6261
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40356
dc.identifier.wos000934774800001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectLabellingpt_PT
dc.subjectRiskpt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-conceptpt_PT
dc.subjectYouth justice interventionspt_PT
dc.subjectSignificant relationshipspt_PT
dc.titleAt the ‘risky’ end of things: labelling, self-concept and the role of supportive relationships in young livespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage330
oaire.citation.startPage313
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Youth Studiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume26
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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