Invited Commentary: Positive Youth Development and Human Complexity

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1012-1017

  Larson, Reed W ^a   Tran, Steve P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental pathways; Developmental tasks; Positive youth development; Strengths perspective

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900025472     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0124-9     Document Type: Editorial

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