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Development and Validation of a Positive Youth Development Measure

Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objective: Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a resilience-based framework that accentuates positive traits in youth. PYD constructs are characteristics that are hypothesized to promote healthy development. However, measures to assess PYD constructs are lacking. Methods: An instrument was created to assess PYD.
Daniel Brisson   +4 more
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Positive Youth Development

2017
This chapter examines the relationship between urban environmental education and positive youth development. It first defines positive youth development and applies it to environmental education before discussing three programs from Australia and the United States that illustrate different pedagogies for integrating positive youth development in ...
Schusler, Tania M   +2 more
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Youth Purpose and Positive Youth Development

2011
This chapter reviews research and findings on youth purpose as it relates to positive youth development (PYD) and thriving. The authors note that purpose is defined in multiple ways in the youth development literature, including one-dimensional and multi-dimensional definitions, and those that combine purpose with other constructs, like meaning ...
Julie Going, Jenni Menon Mariano
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Youth activity involvement and positive youth development

2011
Participation in high quality out-of-school-time activities constitutes a significant portion of the time that many youth spend away from their families or school settings, and current theory and research suggests that activity participation can be an influential contextual asset for promoting adaptive outcomes for youth. Therefore, the purpose of this
Jennifer Brown Urban   +2 more
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Positive Youth Development in China [PDF]

open access: possible, 2017
Recognition of the importance of culture in understanding positive youth development (PYD) has gained an increasing interest in many non-western societies. However, PYD research among Chinese youth is relatively recent. The purpose of this chapter, based on the Five Cs model of PYD, is to provide a comprehensive review on positive developmental ...
Ning Chen, Bin-Bin Chen, Xixi Li
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Positive youth development initiatives in Chicago

New Directions for Youth Development, 2002
AbstractChicago has put in place a number of interwoven structures supporting young people during out‐of‐school hours, emphasizing alignment between community‐based organizations and public entities.
Tony Bell   +2 more
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Contexts of Structured Youth Activities and Positive Youth Development [PDF]

open access: possibleChild Development Perspectives, 2011
Abstract—This article provides an overview of existing theory and research on the relations between structured youth activities and positive youth development (PYD). Theories of PYD suggest bidirectional associations between contexts of structured activities and features of PYD, including making contributions, engaging in purposeful action, and ...
Heather L. Ramey, Linda Rose-Krasnor
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Positive youth development in the United States: Research findings on evaluations of positive youth development programs.

Prevention & Treatment, 2002
This article summarizes a much lengthier one that appeared in Prevention and Treatment. The earlier article grew out of a project initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
M. Lisa Berglund   +4 more
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Spirituality and Positive Youth Development

2012
AbstractThis chapter discusses the integration of theories of youth spiritual development with theories of positive youth development, a relatively recent phenomenon in developmental psychology. It reviews the literature showing the intersection of positive youth development with both institutional and personal expressions of spirituality, and it ...
Peter L. Benson   +2 more
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Fostering Positive Youth Development [PDF]

open access: possibleStrategies, 2021
Lee Arakawa, Scott Douglas
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