Positive Youth Development in 2020: Theory, Research, Programs, and the Promotion of Social Justice

Lerner, Richard M.; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Murry, Velma McBride; Smith, Emilie Phillips; Bowers, Edmond P.; Geldhof, G. John; Buckingham, Mary H.

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“…Both of these appeals reflect a more general concern, stated by White et al (Chapter 20,this volume), that developmental scientists cannot attain complete understanding of youth development without knowledge of specific features of the development of marginalized youth and, we would add, disparities of health, education, economic and career opportunities, and safety because of systemic racism, including White privilege (Cantor et al, 2021; R. M. Lerner et al, 2021). Indeed, this appeal for greater empirical attention to differentiated instances of racial and ethnic diversity applies to scholarship about African American and Black adolescents (Witherspoon et al,Chapter 21,this volume) and Asian American youth (Yip et al,Chapter 22,this volume) as well as to immigrant youth (Motti-Stefanidi, Chapter 25, this volume), youth with disabilities (Volkmar & Solomon, Chapter 28, this volume), youth in foster care (Beal et al,Chapter 29,this volume), and rural youth-more specifically, rural youth of color and, even more specifically, rural male youth of color (Cooper et al, Chapter 26, this volume;Murry et al, 2014).…”

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“…Thus, from its conception through its birth, this handbook gestated during a period when there was an almost complete eroding of respect for and reliance on the United States as a positive force for democracy and social justice in the world and when world media and political attention turned to egregious instances of systemic racism and the oppression and marginalization of young people not only in relation to race but also in regard to their ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation (R. M. Lerner et al, 2021). These injustices were coupled with inequities within and across health care systems, elementary and secondary education, higher education, business and industry, and politics.…”

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The development of the developmental science of adolescence: Then, now, next—and necessary.

Lerner¹,

Lerner²,

Buckingham³

2023

APA Handbook of Adolescent and Young Adult Development.

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The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the contributions of the Handbook of Adolescent and Young Adult Development, edited by Crockett et al., to representing and advancing the developmental science of adolescence. Using concepts of developmental change, principally the orthogenetic principle (Raeff, 2016;Werner, 1957), we place this handbook within the developmental history of the field, and we contrast the substance of the handbook with the ways the developmental science of adolescence was presented in prior adolescent development handbooks. We take this approach because the publication of a handbook may be regarded as a watershed event and as a marker of historical progress, growing maturity, and the burgeoning impact of a field of scholarship.In the past 40 years, the developmental science of adolescence has been marked by the publication of four handbooks, edited by Adelson (1980), R. M. Steinberg (2004, 2009), and-now-Crockett et al. The goals of developmental science are to describe, explain, and optimize intraindividual change and interindividual differences in intraindividual change across the lifespan (Baltes et al., 1977;R. M. Lerner, 2018). The handbooks that have framed the past 4 decades of theory and research depict how each of these goals was operationalized at specific historical points in the development of the developmental science of adolescence.Developmental scientists are, in effect, historians of individuals' ontogenies. They recognize the importance of understanding the individual and contextual antecedents of behavior at a specific point in time and the implications of behavior at that timepoint for subsequent behavior. We will describe and explain past and current features of the developmental science of adolescence and, by placing this handbook into the historical moments within which it was conceived and completed, discuss ways in which the future of developmental science may evolve to serve both science and society. Accordingly, to depict the current status of the study of adolescence and to make projections about the future of the field, it is useful to begin by discussing the historical development (the ontogeny) of the science.

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The development of the developmental science of adolescence: Then, now, next—and necessary.

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Lerner²,

Buckingham³

2023

APA Handbook of Adolescent and Young Adult Development.

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“…Of course, these concepts do not develop in a vacuum but instead grow through the bidirectional contextual systems inherent in RDS theory. This bidirectionality is important to note, as recent research highlights that youth in some contexts are not thriving in the same ways or at the same rates as other youth (Lerner et al, 2021;Murry et al, 2018).…”

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Hindsight in the 2020s: Looking back and forward to positive youth development and thriving.

King¹,

Mangan²

2023

APA Handbook of Adolescent and Young Adult Development.

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“…The Positive Youth Development and Resilience Theory provides a robust and innovative framework for examining YMSM who experience significant exposure to syndemic and social health disparities [19,20]. In health behavior, syndemics are linked to health problems that occur among specific groups because of personal (eg, higher anxiety or depression) or environmental conditions (eg, disease concentration and lack of resources) that interact and produce negative effects on individuals [21].…”

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Development of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (Y2Prevent): Study Protocol

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Background African American young men who have sex with men (YMSM) possess many intersecting identities that may increase their vulnerability to social stigmatization and discrimination, which yields a negative influence on their well-being and behaviors. These experiences often manifest as increased general and sexual risk-taking behaviors that place this particular group at an increased risk for HIV. This scenario is exacerbated by the lack of HIV prevention interventions specifically designed for African American YMSM. Objective In this paper, we discuss the development of research designed to refine, pilot, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a behavioral intervention designed to build resilience and reduce substance use and HIV risk behaviors among African American YMSM. The overarching aim of this research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is to further refine and pilot test an intervention called Young Men’s Adult Identity Monitoring (YM-AIM). YM-AIM is a theory-driven, group-level intervention designed to help African American YMSM develop a healthy vision for their future (or possible future self) by defining a set of short-term and long-term goals in the areas of education, health, family, and intimate relationships. Methods Through partnerships with community members and community-based organizations, we will further strengthen and refine YM-AIM to include 3 new components: biomedical HIV prevention strategies (pre-exposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis); HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and HIV care referral, drug screening, and drug treatment referral; and a youth mentoring component. We will recruit African American YMSM, aged 18 to 24 years, into 2 working groups; each group will consist of 6 to 8 members and will convene on a weekly basis, and each meeting will focus on one specific YM-AIM topic. This feedback will be used to further refine the intervention, which will then be evaluated for its feasibility and acceptability. Intervention outcomes include drug use in the past 30 days and 3 months, alcohol use, condomless sex, number of sex partners, and increasing condom use intention, condom use self-efficacy, HIV and STI testing recency and frequency, and linkage to care. Results As of June 2022, we completed phase 1 of Y2Prevent and launched phase 2 of Y2Prevent to begin recruitment for working group participants. Phase 3 of Y2Prevent is anticipated to be launched in September and is expected to be completed by the end of this project period in December 2022. Conclusions Few youth-focused interventions have sought to help youth identify and develop the skills needed to navigate the social and structural factors that contribute to individual-level engagement in prevention among sexual minority youth. This research seeks to promote young men’s adoption and maintenance of HIV-protective behaviors (eg, safer sex, pre-exposure prophylaxis use, HIV and STI testing, and health care use). International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/36718

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Positive Youth Development in 2020: Theory, Research, Programs, and the Promotion of Social Justice

Cited by 56 publications

References 117 publications

The development of the developmental science of adolescence: Then, now, next—and necessary.

The development of the developmental science of adolescence: Then, now, next—and necessary.

Hindsight in the 2020s: Looking back and forward to positive youth development and thriving.

Development of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (Y2Prevent): Study Protocol

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