Relational Developmental Systems Theories and the Ecological Validity of Experimental Designs

Lerner, Richard M.; Callina, Kristina Schmid

doi:10.1159/000357179

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“…These responses support the idea that character development is the result of mutually-beneficial, individual context relations (Lerner & Callina, 2014). More specifically, in the context of youth sports, character development may be optimized by positive coach athlete or athlete athlete interactions.…”

Section: Shaping Coaches' Character Through Continued Personal Growthsupporting

confidence: 62%

“…Coding began with a directed content coding analysis. First, two authors read coaches' written responses and took notes about three specific themes, developed from existing theory and empirical research (Lerner & Callina, 2014;Shields et al, 2005). These themes involved perspectives about coaching discussed in the workshop: 1. coach-oriented (i.e., individual); 2. coach-athlete-oriented (i.e., relational); and 3. characterbased education program-oriented (i.e., environmental).…”

Section: Analytic Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lerner and Callina (2014) extended this framework to the study of character development, highlighting the importance of individual individual relations, in addition to individual context relations, for character outcomes. From the positive youth development perspective (PYD; Lerner et al, 2015), development is optimized when individual individual, or individual context, relations are mutually beneficial.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program

Ferris

Ettekal

Agans

et al. 2016

JYD

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This study examined high school sports coaches' perspectives about a character-based coach education workshop designed to promote positive coaching practices and transform the culture of youth sports. Fifteen coaches (M age = 42.07, SD = 14.62, 73.3% male) provided feedback about Positive Coaching Alliance's (PCA) "Double-Goal Coach" training program and what aspects of the workshop they applied to their coaching practices. Results indicated that coaches believed that participation in PCA workshops contributed to the value coaches attributed to individuals, to coachoriented character development, and to positive relationships within youth sports. The coaches also suggested changes in future PCA workshops. These findings provide preliminary evidence that coaches' incorporate skills acquired through participation in character-based coach education programs. We discuss implications for coaches and athletes, and for policies aimed at enhancing positive youth attributes developed through sport.

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Section: Analytic Strategymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program

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“…First, the concept of a distinct profile aligns well with the dynamic nature of character development represented by relational developmental systems frameworks (e.g., Lerner and Callina 2014). This framework, which stands in contrast to formerly held notions of character traits as stable and immutable (e.g., Costa and McCrea 1980;2006), emphasizes the relationship between the individual and his context, which will vary across time and place.…”

Section: Individual Profilesmentioning

confidence: 82%

Accelerating Progress: A New Era of Research on Character Development

Clément

Bollinger

2017

J Youth Adolescence

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Adolescent character development is a high priority for educators, policymakers, and front-line youth workers. To meet this growing demand, and as exemplified in the five articles in this special section, character development scholars are drawing from a range of academic disciplines to push beyond the traditional boundaries of the science of character development. These articles highlight important trends in character research, including the codevelopment of a subset of character strengths, the articulation of developmental trajectories of character, the use of advanced methodological approaches, and the implications for education. Studies such as these are critically important for establishing the research base that will be used to design the character development programs of tomorrow.

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“…Thus, resilience has to be inferred comparing individual's outcomes among individuals with similar experiences of adversity [12]. So the study of resilience, in terms of trajectories and outcomes, is still very useful, in order to design prevention and promotion programs aimed to strengthen the positive youth development [15,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Poverty and Mental Health Outcomes in Mexican Adolescents

Barcelata‐Eguiarte¹,

Márquez-Caraveo²

2017

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the adaptive and resilience processes in adolescents from different marginalizing communities. The theoretical and empirical foundations of the ecological-transactional perspective of adolescent development as a framework for understanding the adaptive processes and resilience in contextual adversity is reviewed, with the recognition of risk and protective factors at multiple levels and ecological settings. Under this perspective, the authors provide data supporting the predictive role of stressful life events, coping, and family functioning in adaptive and nonadaptive outcomes in adolescents living in diverse contexts of high-risk communities in Mexico City. These findings may contribute to early intervention programs based on empirical evidence with adolescents and families living in disadvantages communities in schools and in clinical settings.

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Relational Developmental Systems Theories and the Ecological Validity of Experimental Designs

Cited by 63 publications

References 26 publications

Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program

Character Development Through Youth Sport: High School Coaches’ Perspectives about a Character-based Education Program

Accelerating Progress: A New Era of Research on Character Development

Poverty and Mental Health Outcomes in Mexican Adolescents

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