The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development: Past, Present and Future

Posted by on December 04, 2011

The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development: Past, Present and Future. November 2011.

When the strengths of youth are aligned with ecological assets, PYD, which is operationalized by the Five Cs of Competence, Confidence, Character, Connection, and Caring, will occur. Furthermore, given that positively developing youth should be involved in adaptive developmental regulations (i.e., mutually beneficial individual – context relations),it is hypothesized that youth with higher PYD scores should demonstrate higher levels of the “Sixth C” of PYD, Contribution, that is contributions to one’s self, family, community, and civil society. Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA).

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