Interests in the strengths of youth, the plasticity of human development, and the concept of
resilience coalesced in the 1990s to foster the development of the concept of positive youth …

The preparation of this chapter was supported in part by grants from the John Templeton
Foundation, National 4-H Council, and the Thrive Foundation for Youth. We are also …

This chapter reviews the contents of the Handbook and discusses important future directions
for research on identity development. First, the authors reflect on the three major sections of …

The Cartesian-Split-Mechanistic scientific paradigm that until recently functioned as the
standard conceptual framework for sub-fields of developmental science (including …

In this qualitative study, we examined the topic of appearance ideals from the perspective of
14-year-old adolescents (N= 29) with a positive body image. A thematic analysis revealed …

This chapter argues that the Cartesian-split-mechanistic scientific paradigm that until
recently functioned as the standard conceptual framework for subfields of developmental …

Over the past 35 years, developmental psychology has been transformed into
developmental science (Lerner, 2006; cf., eg, Bornstein & Lamb, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1999 …

Using the tripartite conception of positive youth development (PYD) suggested by Hamilton
(1999)—as a developmental process, a philosophy or approach to youth programming, and …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Although an ecological perspective suggests the importance of
multiple levels of intervention, most bullying research has emphasized individual‐and …

Framed within a relational developmental systems model, the 4-H Study of positive youth
development (PYD) explored the bases and implications of thriving across much of the …