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Positive Youth Development, Participation in Community Youth Development Programs, and Community Contributions of Fifth-Grade Adolescents: Findings From the First Wave Of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development
Richard M. Lerner,Jacqueline V. Lerner,Jason B. Almerigi,Christina Theokas,Erin Phelps,Steinunn Gestsdóttir,Sophie Naudeau,Helena Jelicic,Amy E. Alberts,Lang Ma,Lisa M. Smith,Deborah L. Bobek,David Richman-Raphael,Isla Simpson,Elise DiDenti Christiansen,Alexander von Eye +15 more
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The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD) as mentioned in this paper, a longitudinal investigation of a diverse sample of 1,700 fifth graders and 1,117 of their parents, tests developmental contextual ideas linking PYD, youth contributions, and participation in community youth development (YD) programs.Abstract:
The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), a longitudinal investigation of a diverse sample of 1,700 fifth graders and 1,117 of their parents, tests developmental contextual ideas linking PYD, youth contributions, and participation in community youth development (YD) programs, representing a key ecological asset. Using data from Wave 1 of the study, structural equation modeling procedures provided evidence for five firstorder latent factors representing the “Five Cs” of PYD (competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) and for their convergence on a second-order PYD latent construct. A theoretical construct, youth contribution, was also created and examined. Both PYD and YD program participation independently related to contribution. The importance of longitudinal analyses for extending the present results is discussed.read more
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