Title of article
Positive youth development: current perspectives
Author/Authors
Shek, Daniel TL Department of Applied Social Sciences - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China , Dou, Diya Department of Applied Social Sciences - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China , Zhu, Xiaoqin Department of Applied Social Sciences - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China , Chai, Wenyu Department of Applied Social Sciences - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Pages
11
From page
1
To page
11
Abstract
This review outlines the current perspectives on positive youth development (PYD). Besides presenting the diverse theoretical roots contributing to PYD approaches, this review also introduces several PYD perspectives, including Benson’s 40 developmental assets, Lerner’s 5Cs and 6Cs conceptions, Catalano’s 15 PYD constructs, social-emotional learning (SEL) and the “being” perspective (character and spirituality). A comparison of the different PYD models in terms of theoretical orientation, the role of community, spirituality, character/morality, thriving, “being” versus “doing” and origin is also presented. The review suggests three future research directions, including the development of spirituality and character approaches to PYD, differentiating the role of “being” versus “doing” in PYD and construction of PYD models as well as conducting related research in non-Western contexts.
Farsi abstract
فاقد چكيده فارسي
Keywords
PYD , adolescents , strength-based perspective , review
Journal title
Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2624298
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