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Trajectories and Predictors of Adolescent Purpose Development in Self-Driven Learning
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Kaylin Ratner; Hou Xie; Gaoxia Zhu; Melody Estevez; Anthony L. Burrow – Child Development, 2025
Purpose offers several important benefits to youth. Thus, it is necessary to understand "how" a sense of purpose develops in supportive contexts and "what" psychological resources can help. From 2021 to 2022, this study investigated purpose change among 321 youth (M[subscript age] = 16.4 years; 71% female; 25.9% Black, 33.3%…
Descriptors: Student Educational Objectives, Independent Study, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy