Promoting Positive Youth Development Lessons from the 4-H Study /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bowers, Edmond P. (Editor), Geldhof, G. John (Editor), Johnson, Sara K. (Editor), Hilliard, Lacey J. (Editor), Hershberg, Rachel M. (Editor), Lerner, Jacqueline V. (Editor), Lerner, Richard M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Social policy.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Family.; Public Health.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Social Policy.

This book presents the results of a longitudinal 4-H study of youth development. The volume discusses how self-regulation and contextual resources (e.g., strong relationships with parents, peers, and the community) can be fostered in young people to contribute to optimal functioning throughout life....

Table of Contents:

• 1.Applying Research about Adolescence in Real-World Settings: The Sample Case
• Part I The Strengths of Youth: Self-Regulatory Capacities
• 2.Intentional Self Regulation in Youth: Applying Research Findings to Practice and Programs
• 3.The Regulation of Emotion in Adolescence
• 4.School Engagement, Academic Achievement, and Positive Youth Development
• 5.Building Hope for Positive Youth Development: Research, Practice, and Policy
• Part II The Contexts of Youth: Developmental Assets
• 6.Youth-Adult Relationships and Positive Youth Development
• 7.Peer Relationships and Positive Youth Development
• 8.Promoting Healthy Lifestyles through Youth Activity Participation: Lessons from Research
• Part III Positive Youth Development: Indexing Adaptive Developmental Regulations
• 9.The Five Cs Model of Positive Youth Development
• 10.Identity Development in Adolescence: Implications for Youth Policy and Practice
• Part IV Outcomes of PYD: The Impact of Adaptive Developmental Regulations
• 11.Promoting Contribution among Youth: Implications from Positive Youth Development Research for Youth Development Programs
• 12.Promoting Adolescent Sexual Health in Youth Programming: Implications of a Positive Youth Development Perspective
• 13.A Positive Youth Development Approach to Bullying: Promoting Thriving and Reducing Problem Behaviors
• 14.Afterword: On the Contributions of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development.