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Ratner, Kaylin; Burrow, Anthony L.; Burd, Kayla A.; Hill, Patrick L. – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
A minimal amount of information is known about how adolescents and emerging adults construe purpose and meaning in life, leaving many researchers to assume youth think about these constructs consistent with scientific understandings. In this preregistered study, we compared adolescent and emerging adult conceptions of purpose and meaning using…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, High School Students, College Students
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Weiler, Lindsey M.; Haddock, Shelley A.; Zimmerman, Toni S.; Henry, Kimberly L.; Krafchick, Jennifer L.; Youngblade, Lise M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
Youth mentoring can have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk youth. This study presents the Campus Corps program, a time-limited (12-week), structured mentoring program for high-risk youth (ages 11--18), and results from a quasi-experimental pilot evaluation. Baseline and post-intervention problem behavior data from 315 offending youth…
Descriptors: Mentors, Youth, Youth Programs, At Risk Persons