Character strengths and development is one of the most important and influential areas of
positive psychology. Yet most of this research involves–as per the field generally–research …

This study examined the concurrent (Study 1) and longitudinal (Study 2) links of the Five Cs
(ie, competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) model of positive youth …

Religiousness has been proposed to promote prosociality among young people. Few
investigations, however, have examined the underlying processes that facilitate these links …

Positive youth development (PYD) has gained considerable traction among researchers and
practitioners in promoting adolescent well-being and mental health. Several models have …

Introduction Music is central in the lives of adolescents. While listening is usually the most
common form of engagement, many adolescents also learn music formally by participating …

In this study, we translated to Turkish and evaluated the validity, reliability, and
measurement invariance for respondent sex, grade level and analysis programs the Short …

Grit, defined as passion and perseverance to achieve long‐term goals, has been associated
with adolescents' optimal academic and psychological functioning. However, the role of grit …

For a multi-dimensional measure of positive youth development (PYD), its factor structure
should be invariant across groups and over time. This study examined the factorial validity of …

While validation of positive youth development (PYD) measures has increased considerably
of late, validation of the Five C's of PYD among emerging adults in non-WEIRD countries …

Although prior research shows that either religiosity or spirituality facilitates well‐being, the
interaction of both constructs in predicting positive youth development (PYD) in collectivistic …