Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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359795 | Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We introduce this special issue on the foundations and functions of adolescent thriving by summarizing the developmental systems theory-based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective that frames much of contemporary research about health and positive development across the adolescent period and that, more specifically, frames the 4-H Study of PYD, the data set from which the empirical work in this special issue is drawn. We discuss the different ways in which the articles in this special issue elucidate different facets of the PYD perspective and summarize the implications of this research for future scholarship and for applications aimed at improving the life chances of diverse adolescents.
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Authors
Richard M. Lerner, Alexander von Eye, Jacqueline V. Lerner, Selva Lewin-Bizan,