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The Dimensions of Successful Young Adult Development: A Conceptual and Measurement Framework
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Scales, Peter C.; Benson, Peter L.; Oesterle, Sabrina; Hill, Karl G.; Hawkins, J. David; Pashak, Travis J. – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
In this article, we draw on the theoretical and empirical literature to name what appear to be core dimensions of successful young adult development. We also describe some possible indicators and measures of those dimensions and sketch the kinds of developmental relationships and opportunities young people need in adolescence to effectively…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adult Development, Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages
The Interest-Driven Pursuits of 15 Year Olds: "Sparks" and Their Association with Caring Relationships and Developmental Outcomes
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Ben-Eliyahu, Adar; Rhodes, Jean E.; Scales, Peter – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
In this study, we examined the characteristics of adolescents' deep interests or "sparks," the role of relationships in supporting the development of sparks, and whether having a spark was associated with positive developmental outcomes. Participants included 1,860 15 years olds from across the United States who participated in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interests, Interpersonal Relationship, Adolescent Development
Parental Knowledge as a Mediator of the Relation between Adolescent Summer Care Arrangement Configurations and Adjustment the Following School Year
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Parente, Maria E.; Sheppard, Adam; Mahoney, Joseph L. – Applied Developmental Science, 2012
Through secondary data analysis of a nationally representative sample, the study explored the relations between adolescent summer arrangements and associated developmental outcomes (well-being, externalizing behavior, body mass index, and academic performance). The study also examined if these relations were mediated by parental knowledge of youth…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
Adolescent Non-Involvement in Multiple Risk Behaviors: An Indicator of Successful Development?
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Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather; Busseri, Michael A.; Bosacki, Sandra; Dupont, Diane; Marini, Zopito; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Sadava, Stan; Ward, Anthony; Woloshyn, Vera – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Based on the conceptualization of successful development as the joint maximization of desirable outcomes and minimization of undesirable outcomes (Baltes, 1997), the present study examined connections between adolescent non-involvement in multiple risk behaviors and positive developmental status. Results from a survey of 7290 high school students…
Descriptors: Friendship, Adolescents, Sexuality, Risk
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