This article investigated the contribution of developmental assets to prediction thriving behaviors among adolescents. The study was based on a sample 6,000 youth in Grades 6-12 evenly distributed across 6 ethnic groups. Investigated were effects gender, grade, and levels 7 indicators: school success, leadership, valuing diversity, physical health, helping others, delay gratification, overcoming adversity. Developmental are identified that together contribute "over above demographic...

(1998). Developmental Assets: Measurement and Prediction of Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents. Applied Science: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 209-230.

The role of community in child and adolescent development is emerging as a significant area theoretical inquiry, research, application. This article describes the utilization comprehensive change effort designed to increase attention all members toward strengthening core developmental processes for children adolescents. It 2 constructs, that assets asset-building communities. presents conceptual overview both descriptive account within large aggregate sample approximately 99,000 sixth...

Abstract We describe 'thriving' as an under-utilized construct that can add value to theory, research, and application in adolescent development. draw on developmental systems theories suggest thriving represents the dynamic bi-directional interplay of a young person intrinsically animated energized by discovering his/her specialness, contexts (people, places) know, affirm, celebrate, encourage, guide its expression. note shares some conceptual space with positive psychology constructs such...

Using two randomly selected separate subsamples of 50,000 middle or high school students drawn from the 1999 to 2000 Search Institute Profiles Student Life Attitudes and Behavior survey, firstand second-order factors items assessing internal external assets were identified. In both samples, first-order exploratory factor analyses produced 14 scales with conceptual integrity adequate reliability, although differences found between samples (e.g., further differentiation scales). The in sample...

The role of community in child and adolescent development is emerging as a significant area theoretical inquiry, research, application. This article describes the utilization comprehensive change effort designed to increase attention all members toward strengthening core developmental processes for children adolescents. It 2 constructs, that assets asset-building communities. presents conceptual overview both descriptive account within large aggregate sample approximately 99,000 sixth...

The effects of service-learning on social responsibility and academic success were investigated among a large, racially socioeconomically diverse sample students in Grades 6 through 8 three middle schools. Over the school year, maintained their concern for others’ welfare, whereas control declined those concerns. Service-learning students, especially girls, also significantly less than did controls frequency talking with parents about school. Compared other substantial hours...

Three large and diverse data sets were used to study the relations among 6th–12th grade students' community service service-learning experiences, academic success, socioeconomic status (SES). Principals in high-poverty, urban, majority nonwhite schools more likely judge service-learning's impact on student attendance, engagement, achievement as very positive. Students with higher levels of service/service-learning reported grades, other success outcomes. Low-SES students scored better most...

Abstract The contribution of nonfamily adults to young people's well‐being was explored using both a cross‐sectional national sample 614 12‐ 17‐yearolds and longitudinal 370 students followed from 6th–8th grades through 10th–12th grades. Both variable‐ person‐centered analyses were employed. Young involvement in volunteering, youth programs, religious organizations hypothesized increase the frequency as well quality their relationships with adults. Greater community related (a) greater...

This article describes a new conceptual approach to youth spiritual development, positing it as universal aspect of positive and presents initial empirical evidence for the cross-cultural validity this theory. Based on an international survey with 6725 in eight countries, provides global portrait lives 12–25 year olds. The development psychometric properties core religious/spiritual engagement across nations religious traditions are described. Finally, person-centered analytic technique is...

Abstract We examined how middle‐school students’ motivation, belonging, school climate, and grade point average (GPA) are affected by students experiencing developmental relationships—those that go beyond teachers being caring (e.g., showing warmth to students) providing challenge high expectations) also include support, sharing power, expanding sense of possibilities. variations in those associations student socioeconomic status (SES). The study included 534 diverse Grades 6–8 (51% female,...

Student-teacher relationships that improve over time may help slow or prevent declines in student motivation. In a diverse sample of 1,274 middle and high school students from three schools, this mixed-methods study found those who improved developmental with teachers reported greater academic motivation, more positive perceptions climate instructional quality. Improvements teacher-student had some effects on students’ grade point averages (GPAs) but they varied by as well aspect the...

Abstract Objective In this research, we investigate the effects of parent‐youth developmental relationships on 15 psychological and social‐emotional outcomes for 633 matched pairs adolescents parents (50% low‐income), including 176 who met criteria being high‐stress families. Background Family stress childhood adversity have a significant negative impact youth development, but positive family can ameliorate those effects. Previous research has primarily focused affective discipline domains,...

This study assesses if correspondence existed between concepts scholars use to discuss positive youth development (PYD) and terms used by practitioners, parents, exemplary PYD, or thriving. Qualitative quantitative analyses of 173 interviews about the meaning thriving found no significant commonality in scholarly literature specific words phrases adult participants. However, generated adults youthwere able be grouped into categories that reflect general PYD (e.g., five Cs ofcompetence,...