Reed W. Larson

TL;DR: This article analyzes the development of initiative as an exemplar of one of many learning experiences that should be studied as part of positive youth development.

TL;DR: The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) as discussed by the authors is an attempt to provide a valid instrument to describe variations in self-reports of mental processes, which can be used to obtain empirical data on the following types of variables: (a) frequency and patterning of daily activity, social interaction, and changes in location; (b) frequency, intensity, and patterns of psychological states, i.e., emotional, cognitive, and conative dimensions of experience; (c) frequency of thoughts, including quality and intensity of thought disturbance.

TL;DR: The authors review studies on time use of children and adolescents around the world and discuss developmental implications of population differences and age, gender, and socioeconomic differences in activities and with whom time is spent are considered.

TL;DR: This research shows reported well-being to be most strongly related to health, followed by socioeconomic factors and degree of social interaction, for the general population of Americans over 60, and tentatively indicates that negative life situation exigencies create a greater vulnerability to the impact of other negative conditions.

TL;DR: The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) as discussed by the authors is a research procedure for studying what people do, feel, and think during their daily lives, it consists in asking individuals to provide systematic self-reports at random occasions during the waking hours of a normal week.