scholarly journals On a Pathway Towards Thriving: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tools to Promote Positive Development and Intentional Self Regulation in Youth

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmond P. Bowers ◽  
Christopher M. Napolitano ◽  
Miriam R. Arbeit ◽  
Paul Chase ◽  
Samantha A. Glickman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
The Core ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation ◽  
Navigational System

This article provides initial data about the reliability and validity of tools aimed at promoting youth intentional self regulation (ISR) within mentoring programs. Based on the translation of the theory-based research about ISR and youth thriving conducted within the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), the GPS to Success tools use the metaphor of a car’s GPS navigational system to enhance goal-directed behaviors among youth. The core GPS tools are “growth grids,” designed to help mentors appraise ISR skill development and to link these skills to other grids assessing the Five Cs of PYD and Contribution. Data from 152 mentor and youth pairs from 4-H program sites in Oregon and North Carolina indicated that the growth grids were generally reliable. Although validity evidence was mixed, rubrics for “G” and “P” and for a global GPS score were related to a well-validated measure of ISR.

scholarly journals Intentional Self Regulation and Positive Youth Development: Implications for Youth Development Programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Chauveron ◽  
Miriam R. Linver ◽  
Jennifer Brown Urban
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation ◽  
Five Cs ◽  
The Relationship

Character education programs are mission-aligned with the positive youth development (PYD) perspective, which, in research with American youth suggests that intentional self-regulation (ISR) develops through mutually beneficial interactions between youth and their environment. Cross-cultural studies of Western youth suggest an adolescence-specific ISR process may exist. We begin to extend this work to assess the relationship between ISR and positive development in young Scottish adolescents (approximately 7th grade, N = 82; 50% male), a previously unexamined group. ISR was correlated with the Five Cs of PYD and OLS regression analyses demonstrated that ISR predicted two of the Five Cs: Character and Connection. We discuss implications for youth development programs of the findings that ISR and some indices of PYD were linked in a sample of Scottish youth. 

Positive youth development: Assessing the interaction between intentional self-regulation and motivation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. John Geldhof ◽  
Michelle B. Weiner ◽  
Jennifer P. Agans ◽  
Megan Kiely Mueller ◽  
Richard M. Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation

Intentional Self Regulation in Middle Adolescence: The Emerging Role of Loss-based Selection in Positive Youth Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 764-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steinunn Gestsdottir ◽  
Edmond Bowers ◽  
Alexander von Eye ◽  
Christopher M. Napolitano ◽  
Richard M. Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation ◽  
Middle Adolescence

Development and transference of intentional self-regulation through a sport-based youth development program

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Wonju Lee ◽  
Gareth J. Jones ◽  
Moonsup Hyun ◽  
Daniel C. Funk ◽  
Elizabeth A. Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation

Selection, optimization, and compensation

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. John Geldhof ◽  
Steinunn Gestsdottir ◽  
Kristjan Stefansson ◽  
Sara K. Johnson ◽  
Edmond P. Bowers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Forced Choice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Similar Factor ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Function ◽  
Older Populations

Intentional self-regulation (ISR) undergoes significant development across the life span. However, our understanding of ISR’s development and function remains incomplete, in part because the field’s conceptualization and measurement of ISR vary greatly. A key sample case involves how Baltes and colleagues’ Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model of ISR, which was developed with adult populations, may be applied to understand and measure adolescent self-regulation. The tripartite structure of SOC identified in older populations has not been replicated in adolescent samples. This difference may be due to measurement issues. In this article, we addressed whether using a Likert-type format instead of a forced-choice format of the SOC Questionnaire resulted in a tripartite factor structure when used with an adolescent population. Using data from 578 late adolescents who participated in the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (70.80% female), we showed that the two versions of the measure produced a similar factor structure and were similar in terms of reliability and validity, although the traditional forced-choice version provided data with slightly lower criterion validity. We therefore conclude that both types of the measure are acceptable, but the choice of measure may depend on the sample in question and the analytical approach planned for the findings. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research.

scholarly journals Correction to: MacDonnell, M., Urban, J.B., & Linver, M.R. “A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Intentional Self Regulation and Youth Beliefs about the Chances of Achieving Future Aspirations.” Journal of Youth Development, 10(3) 2015.

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-152
Author(s):  
Kate Walker
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Future Aspirations ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation

A series of edits to the text were made to remove or replace words. The authors added an acknowledgement of funding. Finally, the accent was removed from all references to Gestsdottir. ”The original article can be found via the DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2015.11.

Bidirectional association between effortful control and intentional self-regulation and their integrative effect on deviant adolescent behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yih-Lan Liu ◽  
Hui-Tzu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Bidirectional Association ◽  
Intentional Self Regulation ◽  
The Subject

Effortful control and intentional self-regulation are two constructs associated with children’s and adolescent self-regulation that have historically been the subject of research in separate fields, where temperament research has primarily focused on effortful control, and positive development research has focused on intentional self-regulation. This study examines the reciprocal relationship between effortful control and intentional self-regulation and discusses how they relate to deviant adolescent behaviors. A total of 599 adolescents from western Taiwan participated in this study, and four waves of data were collected in 2 years. Cross-lagged structural equation models were tested. The results indicate that effortful control has a predominant influence on intentional self-regulation; also, effortful control negatively predicts deviant behavior for boys, whereas intentional self-regulation displays a similar effect for girls.

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