scholarly journals Invited Commentary: The Positive Youth Development Perspective is an Exciting Direction for Adolescent and Family Policies and Programs

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 839-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca I. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Family Policies ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Development Perspective

Positive Youth Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Nora Wiium ◽  
Fitim Uka
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Positive Identity ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Communist Countries

Consistent with the positive youth development perspective, the experience of internal and external assets is associated with positive development or thriving among young people. This proposal has been developed and tested mainly in the United States but it also appears to be considerably true for Roma youth living in post-communist countries. This chapter examines Roma youth (N = 354) experience of various developmental assets and how these assets are related to thriving. Study results indicated positive relations between the assets and thriving, in general. In addition, the experience of constructive use of time was quite low among Roma youth relative to internal assets, such as commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, and positive identity, and other external assets such as support, empowerment, and boundaries and expectations. While this low experience of constructive use of time could be a general trend among young people, it could also reflect the discrimination and social exclusion that Roma youth often face. Because Roma youth across Europe form a significant and growing proportion of the school-age population and consequently the future workforce, policies and programs that promote both internal and external assets necessary for thriving are essential because thriving has been associated with the development of self and society.

scholarly journals Construction of an Integrated Positive Youth Development Conceptual Framework for the Prevention of the Use of Psychotropic Drugs among Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 2403-2417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tak Yan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Theoretical Paper ◽  
Development Perspective

This is a theoretical paper with an aim to construct an integrated conceptual framework for the prevention of adolescents' use and abuse of psychotropic drugs. This paper first reports the subjective reasons for adolescents' drug use and abuse in Hong Kong and reviews the theoretical underpinnings. Theories of drug use and abuse, including neurological, pharmacological, genetic predisposition, psychological, and sociological theories, were reviewed. It provides a critical re-examination of crucial factors that support the construction of a conceptual framework for primary prevention of adolescents' drug use and abuse building on, with minor revision, the model of victimization and substance abuse among women presented by Logan et al. This revised model provides a comprehensive and coherent framework synthesized from theories of drug abuse. This paper then provides empirical support for integrating a positive youth development perspective in the revised model. It further explains how the 15 empirically sound constructs identified by Catalano et al. and used in a positive youth development program, the Project P.A.T.H.S., relate generally to the components of the revised model to formulate an integrated positive youth development conceptual framework for primary prevention of adolescent drug use. Theoretical and practical implications as well as limitations and recommendations are discussed.

The Experiential Nature of Coach Education Within a Positive Youth Development Perspective: Implications for Practice and Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-406
Author(s):  
Tarkington J. Newman ◽  
Fernando Santos ◽  
António Cardoso ◽  
Paulo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Life Skill Development ◽  
Development Perspective

Coaches’ role in positive youth development (PYD) has been extensively studied around the globe. Coach education has been considered crucial in helping foster PYD outcomes, such as emotional regulation, goal setting, and leadership. Thus, several researchers have attempted to provide a comprehensive understanding about how experiential learning could be utilized within PYD-focused coach education programs. The purpose of this article was to provide insight on the implications for research and practice associated with the integration of experiential learning opportunities within PYD-focused coach education. The authors shed light on how the existent literature on experiential learning may help bridge the gap between the delivery of PYD-focused coach education programs and actual coaching practices. Implications for research and practice are discussed in order to provide insight on how PYD-focused coach education programs could be configured to effectively train coaches and enhance their ability to promote PYD outcomes, such as life skill development, among youth athletes across a range of contexts.

scholarly journals Salutogenesis and the Sense of Coherence During the Adolescent Years

2022 ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Orna Braun-Lewensohn ◽  
Orly Idan ◽  
Bengt Lindström ◽  
Malka Margalit
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Risk Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Perspective

AbstractThis chapter focuses on salutogenesis and the sense of coherence during the adolescent years. The authors’ approach is itself salutogenic, in the sense that they develop their arguments in line with a positive youth development perspective. Adolescents are appreciated as individuals eager to explore the world, to acquire competence, and to struggle with challenges and difficulties, rather than as a vulnerable group in need of risk prevention, cure, and treatment for maladaptive tendencies.It is during the adolescent years, as young people move from one experience of using specific coping resources to another, that different resources can be reviewed and crystalized. The authors discuss a variety of ways that researchers have approached the study of salutogenesis and adolescence.

One good thing leads to another: Cascades of positive youth development among American adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selva Lewin-Bizan ◽  
Edmond P. Bowers ◽  
Richard M. Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Developmental Systems ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Ecological Resources ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Youth Community

AbstractDevelopmental cascades are links across the life span among heterotypic (qualitatively distinct) variables associated with one or more levels of organization within the ecology of human development. Using data from the longitudinal, 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), we illustrate a developmental systems theory predicated model of cascades in the relations between individuals and contexts that promote positive development among adolescents. Consistent with expectations about the bases of PYD and the role in such development on person and context, ecological resources associated with parenting are linked to individual self-regulatory behaviors that in turn impact PYD, which is then associated with youth community contributions. We discuss the limitations and future directions of this research and the implications of developmental cascades for applications to policies and programs.

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