Positive youth development: A brief review of literature with implications for school-based psychological interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jet U. Buenconsejo ◽  
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
School Settings ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Common ◽  
Distinct Features ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract There is a recognition about the mental health, educational, and career-related benefits of positive youth development (PYD) in children and youth. This brief review provides an overview of the current application of PYD in school settings. We begin by summarising the common conceptualisations of PYD along with similar and distinct features in such models. Then, we discuss the current status of PYD research and highlight the academic and psychological payoffs of PYD-oriented programs in schools. Importantly, this review elaborates future directions and practical implications for PYD researchers and practitioners in school contexts.

Human resource management studies in hospitality and tourism domain: a bibliometric analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elbeyi Pelit ◽  
Esra Katircioglu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Current Position ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Bibliometric analysis allows examining a large volume of bibliometric data within an objective perspective. The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis to reveal the current status of human resource management (HRM) studies while exploring research trends and future directions. Design/methodology/approach Web of Science was chosen to identify studies in the field. In total, 1,404 articles were selected for bibliometric analysis. The VOSviewer program was used to analyze and visualize obtained data. Findings The findings revealed that the most frequently used keywords were job satisfaction, hospitality, tourism, HRM and work engagement. Karatepe and Baum were the most cited authors and Inoue (2011), Felps (2009), Shaw (2011), Gursoy (2008) and Cooper (2006) were the most cited documents in HRM studies in the hospitality and tourism domain. Research limitations/implications The study provides some theoretical and practical implications. The study findings can give researchers and practitioners insights into the current position of HRM studies and trend topics. Besides, it can be used as a practical guide for determining potential gaps in the literature. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by bringing HRM studies in the hospitality and tourism fields together and revealing the current position of the inquiry by determining the most cited authors, articles, journals, organizations and collaborations among authors.

scholarly journals Enhancing the Emotional and Social Skills of the Youth to Promote their Wellbeing and Positive Development: A Systematic Review of Universal School-based Randomized Controlled Trials

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Sancassiani ◽  
Elisa Pintus ◽  
Arne Holte ◽  
Peter Paulus ◽  
Maria Francesca Moro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours ◽  
School Based

Background:The acquisition of social and emotional skills is associated with positive youth development, character education, healthy lifestyle behaviours, reduction in depression and anxiety, conduct disorders, violence, bullying, conflict, and anger. School-based interventions aimed to enhance these skills go beyond a problem-focused approach to embrace a more positive view of health; they could also improve the youth’s wellbeing.Aim:To describe the main features and to establish the effectiveness of universal school-based RCTs for children and the youth, aimed to promote their psychosocial wellbeing, positive development, healthy lifestyle behaviours and/or academic performance by improving their emotional and social skills.Methods:Systematic review by searching for relevant papers in PubMed/Medline with the following key words: “mental health” OR “wellbeing” OR “health promotion” OR “emotional learning” OR “social learning” OR “emotional and social learning” OR “positive youth development” OR “life skills” OR “life skills training” AND “school”. Interval was set from January 2000 to April 2014.Results:1,984 papers were identified through the search. Out of them 22 RCTs were included. While most interventions were characterized by a whole-school approach and SAFE practices, few studies only used standardized measures to assess outcomes, or had collected follow-up data after ≥ 6 months. The results of all these trials were examined and discussed.Conclusion:Universal school-based RCTs to enhance emotional and social skills showed controversial findings, due to some methodological issues mainly. Nevertheless they show promising outcomes that are relatively far-reaching for children and youth wellbeing and therefore are important in the real world.

Youth Sport Coaches’ Perspective on Positive Youth Development and its Worth in Mainstream Coach Education Courses

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Santos ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Dany J. MacDonald ◽  
Henrique Campos ◽  
Manuel Conceição ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Developmental Context ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Practical Implications

Positive youth development (PYD) is a framework that has been widely used within sport research to outline sport’s potential as a developmental context. Past research has indicated how coaches play important roles in facilitating PYD through sport and yet, PYD-related material remains largely absent from mainstream coach education courses (CEC). The purpose of the current study was to examine youth sport coaches’ perspective on PYD and its worth in mainstream coach education courses. The participants were twelve Portuguese youth field hockey coaches (one female and eleven males) who coached athletes between four and eighteen years of age. Findings indicated that coaches valued PYD within their coaching philosophy, but were also highly motivated by performance and improving their players’ motor skills. The participants deemed that CEC generally lack PYD-related material, adding that practical strategies informed by the PYD approach should be inherently part of CEC delivery. The findings have practical implications for coach educators, indicating a need and a desire on the part of coaches to have PYD-related content in mainstream CEC.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Positive Youth Development: Impact of a School-Based Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 462-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine A. Madsen ◽  
Katherine Hicks ◽  
Hannah Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
School Based

The role of program, people, process, policy and place (5Ps) in the implementation of a positive youth development program

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
Florence K.Y. Wu ◽  
Daniel T.L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
School Based ◽  
Front Line Workers

Abstract There is scant literature about identifying factors contributing to the success of the implementation of programs to help understand the interrelationships among multiple facets of implementation. In this paper, a front-line implementer reviewed the execution practice of Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) in her former school in terms of program, people, process, policy and place (5Ps). By examining the factors contributing to the success of the implementation, the authors intend to fill the gap between the research and the practical school-based front-line implementation. Although the program implementation process was examined in researchers’ “expert” perspective, it would be helpful if more research employed front-line workers as collaborators and participants in the implementation process to understand what actually happen in the program implementation process.

A review of adolescent prevention and positive youth development programs in non-English speaking European countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Busiol ◽  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Tak Yan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
International Standards ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
School Based ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Cross Country

AbstractIn this paper, adolescent prevention and positive youth development programs in non-English speaking European countries are reviewed. A survey of the literature published in English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish language between 1994 and 2014 reported a total of 61 programs which have been evaluated by studies using quasi- or true experimental designs. Several observations are highlighted from this review. First, prevention programs outnumber positive youth development programs in Europe. Second, some countries spend significantly more effort and financial support on preventive programs than others. Third, some countries/regions deal with some specific adolescent problems more than other regions. Fourth, there are variations in the use of international standards for implementing and assessing programs as well as disseminating results. Finally, while most of the existing school-based programs are conducted at the local level, there are very few cross-country projects.

scholarly journals School-Based 4-H Programming Series: Positive Youth Development (PYD) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)—How They Complement Each Other

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (5) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Vanessa Spero
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
School Based ◽  
Program Approach

Positive Youth Development (PYD) promotes building life skills, leadership, and relationships, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) promotes knowledge, responsibility, and caring. Just as 4-H uses PYD as a framework, so schools use SEL. A whole program approach with appropriate curriculum provide the skills necessary for youth to succeed. This new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS 4-H Youth Development Program explores the complementary relationship between PYD and SEL in a school-based program setting. Written by Vanessa Spero-Swingle. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h404

scholarly journals A Roadmap for Youth Thriving: A Commentary on the Arnold and Gagnon Vision for Positive Youth Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 147-161
Author(s):  
Richard M. Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Developmental Science ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Common ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Development Practice

Youth development researchers and practitioners have the common goal of understanding and enhancing the positive development of all young people. The work of Professors Mary Arnold and Ryan Gagnon on the 4-H Thriving Model provides a creative and richly theoretically and empirically informed vision for promoting positive youth development (PYD) through integrating youth development research and practice. Their vision is an exemplar of how theoretically predicated and cutting-edge developmental science and the enactment of youth programs can be mutually informative. Drawing on the theory, research, and ideas for program design encompassed within the Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) Alliance, which applies developmental scholarship that integrates research from multiple disciplines and underscores the malleability, agency, and specificity of mutually influential coactions between youth and their contexts, Professors Arnold and Gagnon illustrate the features of researchópractice integration that must be enacted for innovative progress in programs aimed at enhancing youth thriving. The compelling roadmap for promoting PYD through the integrations framed by the 4-H Thriving Model will advance youth development practice, developmental science theory and research and, most important, the lives of the diverse young people of our nation.

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