Contribution of Developmental Assets to the Prediction of Thriving Among Adolescents

Dimensionality of the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses

“…For example, Benson (1997) The Survey of Student Resources and Assets, 2009). As pointed out by Scales, Benson, Leffert, and Blyth (2004), "studies of adolescent behavior are dominated by naming, measuring, and predicting problem behaviors … empirically, the territory of positive developmental outcomes, as contrasted with that of risk behaviors, has been less explored" (p. 27). Lerner (2004) noted that the lack of positive indicators might often inadequate to depict desirable, healthy, and valued behaviors for children and adolescents.…”

Prosocial Behavior as a Protective Factor for Children’s Peer Victimization

“…When studying potential protective factors for children, it is important to examine the portion of research on social behavior and peer relationships that focuses on positive social behaviors evident among youth (Carlo, Crockett, Randall, & Roesch, 2007;Scales, Benson, Leffert, & Blyth, 2000). Positive social behavior or prosocial behaviors are aimed at benefiting another person or persons and often take the form of helping, sharing, and other acts of kindness (Carlo et al, 2007;Eisenberg, 2003).…”

The Effects of Lithuanian School-Based Positive Youth Development Program on Positive and Problem Outcomes

“…It is proposed that both the Five Cs and contribution are most likely to develop from participation in exemplary community youth developmental programs (Lerner, 2004a(Lerner, , 2004bRoth & Brooks-Gunn, 2003a, 2003b. Scales et al (2000;see also Blum, 2003;Roth & Brooks-Gunn, 2003a, 2003b have identified participation in youth programs as the key asset linked to exemplary positive development, or thriving. Therefore, school-based intervention programs, in general, and youth developmental programs, in particular, provide additional to usual contextual opportunities to participants to develop more competencies that will enable them to grow further.…”