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Kendall Cotton Bronk
Researcher at Claremont Graduate University
Publications - 45
Citations - 2626
Kendall Cotton Bronk is an academic researcher from Claremont Graduate University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Positive Youth Development & Meaning (existential). The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 40 publications receiving 2122 citations. Previous affiliations of Kendall Cotton Bronk include Stanford University & Ball State University.
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The Development of Purpose During Adolescence
TL;DR: The field of psychology has been slow to recognize the importance of purpose for positive youth development Until recently, purpose was understood, if at all, as a means of adapting to threatening conditions rather than as a motivator of good deeds and galvanizer of character growth as mentioned in this paper.
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Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship among purpose, hope, and life satisfaction among 153 adolescents, 237 emerging adults, and 416 adults (N = 806) and found that having identified a purpose in life was associated with greater life satisfaction at these three stages of life.
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Persevering with Positivity and Purpose: An Examination of Purpose Commitment and Positive Affect as Predictors of Grit
TL;DR: This paper found that having a life direction may help more than positive affect when predicting who is likely to become grittier over a college semester, while both purpose and positive affect were initially correlated with grit, only initial levels of purpose predicted grit at wave two.
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Conducting Confirmatory Latent Class Analysis Using M"plus"
TL;DR: The popular and easy-to-use latent variable modeling software package Mplus can be used to conduct a variety of CLCA types using these parameter constraints and the Mplus programming code necessary for carrying it out is focused on.
Book
Purpose in Life: A Critical Component of Optimal Youth Development
TL;DR: This book discusses the role of Purpose in Optimal Human Functioning, the experience of Purpose among Diverse Groups of Individuals, and future Directions for Purpose Research.