The structure and developmental course of Positive Youth Development (PYD) in early adolescence: Implications for theory and practice

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We introduce this special issue on the foundations and functions of adolescent thriving by summarizing the developmental systems theory-based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective. The PYD perspective frames much of contemporary research about health and positive development across the adolescent period and, more specifically, frames the 4-H Study of PYD, the data set from which the empirical work in this special issue is drawn. We discuss the different ways in which the articles in this special issue elucidate different facets of the PYD perspective. In addition, we summarize the implications of this research for future scholarship and for applications aimed at improving the life chances of diverse adolescents.

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Special Issue Introduction: The Meaning and Measurement of Thriving: A View of the Issues

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“…The purpose of this paper is to provide information about a questionnaire developed to assess PYD based on the Lerner and Lerner Five Cs Model of PYD Jeličić Bobek, Phelps, Lerner, & Lerner, 2007;Lerner et al, 2005;Phelps et al, 2009). This model operationalizes positive development through the assessment of five "Cs" -Competence, Confidence, Character, Connection, and Caring -found to be important for youth development according to the experiences of practitioners and based on extensive reviews of the adolescent development literature (Eccles & Gootman, 2002;Lerner, 2004;Roth & Brooks-Gunn, 2003a, b).…”

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Longitudinal Analysis of a Very Short Measure of Positive Youth Development

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Bowers

Mueller

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As developmental scientists cease to perceive adolescence as a period of inevitable turmoil and adopt the Positive Youth Development (PYD) perspective, psychometrically sound measurement tools will be needed to assess adolescents' positive attributes. In this article we examine the longitudinal stability of the very short version of the PYD scale developed as part of the 4-H Study of PYD. Using a sample of 7,071 adolescents (60 % female) followed between Grades 5 and 12, our results suggest general stability of PYD across adolescence, both in terms of mean levels and rank-order stability. We also show that both a global measure of PYD and the individual Five Cs of PYD consistently correlate with important criterion measures (i.e., contribution, depressive symptoms, and problem behaviors) in expected ways. Although our results suggest weak relationships among our three criteria, we especially note that across adolescence PYD becomes more strongly correlated with contribution but less strongly correlated with depressive symptoms, and that confidence becomes more strongly related to depressive symptoms. We discuss implications for use of the present PYD measure in youth development programs. AbstractAs developmental scientists cease to perceive adolescence as a period of turmoil and

“…1 Geldhof et al 2014;Phelps et al 2009). In turn, we assessed youth contribution (Alberts et al 2006;Jelicic et al 2007) and, in later grades, active and engaged 23,401.44 (13,798.49) citizenship (Zaff et al 2010).…”

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Special Issue Introduction: Thriving Across the Adolescent Years: A View of the Issues

Bowers

Geldhof

Johnson

et al. 2014

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Framed within a relational developmental systems model, the 4-H Study of positive youth development (PYD) explored the bases and implications of thriving across much of the second decade of life. This special issue pertains to information derived from the recently completed eight waves of the 4-H Study of PYD, and presents findings about the relations between individual and contextual variables that are involved in the thriving process. This introduction briefly reviews the historical background and the theoretical frame for the 4-H Study and describes its general methodology. We provide an overview of the articles in this special issue and discuss the ways in which the articles elucidate different facets of the thriving process. In addition, we discuss the implications of this research for future scholarship and for applications aimed at improving the life chances of diverse adolescents.