This qualitative study draws on concepts from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) within a positive youth development framework to postulate that participants in an after-school program will derive a sense of enjoyment and challenge in program activities when they perceive that the program supports their psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness. SDT suggests that when programs support participant’s need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, the participants will in turn experience greater motivation and program engagement. A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 18 participants in Cool Girls, Inc. after-school programs (89% African American, Grades 2-12) found that youth experienced a sense of engagement and motivation through program activities that they felt promoted a sense of autonomy/independence and peer/adult connections. Age-related variations in perceived needs fulfillment and their relation to feeling engaged in the program were explored.

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课后心理需求的满足和参与：“我之所以注意，是因为我真的很享受。”

这项定性研究在积极的青年发展框架内借鉴了自决理论（SDT）的概念，假设参加课后计划的参与者如果认为自己的计划支持自己的心理，就会在计划活动中产生愉悦和挑战的感觉。能力，自治和相关性的需求。SDT建议，当计划支持参与者对自治，能力和相关性的需求时，参与者将反过来会感受到更大的动力和计划参与度。对Cool Girls，Inc.课余计划中18名参与者进行的半结构式访谈的主题分析（89％的非洲裔美国人，2-12年级）发现，年轻人通过计划活动感受到了参与和激励的感觉，他们感到这种感觉促进了自主/独立和同伴/成人之间的联系。探索了与年龄相关的感知需求满足的变化及其与参与计划的感觉的关系。