Illuminating Trajectories of Adolescent Thriving and Contribution Through the Words of Youth: Qualitative Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 950-970

  Hershberg, Rachel M ^a   DeSouza, Lisette M ^a   Warren, Amy E A ^a   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contribution; Descriptive analysis; Positive Youth Development; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900035488     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0102-2     Document Type: Article

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