Positive youth development. Research and applications for promoting thriving in adolescence

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-17

  Lerner, Richard M ^a   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b   Benson, Janette B ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasticity; Positive Youth Development; Relational developmental systems models; Thriving

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052693233     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386492-5.00001-4     Document Type: Chapter

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