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Investigating General and Specific Links from Adolescents' Perceptions of Ecological Assets to Their Civic Actions
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Wray-Lake, Laura; Sloper, Michelle A. – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
Civic engagement is an important marker of thriving among adolescents, and more research is needed that clarifies the ecological assets (positive supports across settings) that foster youth civic engagement. Simultaneously modeling associations between multiple ecological assets and civic behaviors can provide a nuanced view of the way…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Volunteers, Political Attitudes, Correlation
Student Perceptions of Teacher Support and Competencies for Fostering Youth Purpose and Positive Youth Development: Perspectives from Two Countries
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Bundick, Matthew J.; Tirri, Kirsi – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
With the growing interest in the development of purpose in youth, one important role that requires attention is the school teacher. The current article explores student perceptions of the role teachers can play in fostering purpose in their students in the mid- and late adolescent years, and the teacher competencies that facilitate purpose…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Resources, Teacher Competencies, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Structural Relations among Spirituality, Religiosity, and Thriving in Adolescence
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Dowling, Elizabeth M.; Gestsdottir, Steinunn; Anderson, Pamela M.; Von Eye, Alexander; Almerigi, Jason; Lerner, Richard M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
Using the randomly selected subsample of 1,000 youth (472 boys, M age = 12.2 years, SD = 1.5; 528 girls, M age = 12.1 years, SD = 1.4) drawn by Dowling, Getsdottir, Anderson, von Eye, and Lerner (in press) from a Search Institute (1984) archival data set, Young Adolescents and Their Parents (YAP), this research employed structural equation…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Religious Factors, Structural Equation Models, Spiritual Development
Religion and Positive Youth Development: Identity, Meaning, and Prosocial Concerns
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Furrow, James L.; King, Pamela Ebstyne; White, Krystal – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
The role of religious identity in positive youth development was examined in this study of personal meaning and prosocial concerns in adolescence. A structural equation model was tested on a sample of 801 urban public high school students. Participants responded to questionnaires assessing religious identity, personal meaning, and prosocial…
Descriptors: Personality, Religion, Structural Equation Models, Self Concept