Youth development program participation and intentional self-regulation skills: Contextual and individual bases of pathways to positive youth development

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1115-1125

  Mueller, Megan Kiely ^a   Phelps, Erin ^a   Bowers, Edmond P ^a   Agans, Jennifer P ^a   Urban, Jennifer Brown ^b   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Out of school time (OST); Positive youth development; Self regulation; Youth development programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CARE AND CARING; CHARACTER; COMPENSATION; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82155170789     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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