TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Positive youth development, participation in community youth development programs, and community contributions of fifth-grade adolescents: Findings from the first wave of the 4-H study of positive youth development
JO  - Journal of early adolescence
A1  - Lerner, Richard M.
A1  - Lerner, Jacqueline V.
A1  - Almerigi, Jason B.
A1  - Theokas, Christina
A1  - Phelps, Erin
A1  - Gestsdottir, Steinunn
A1  - Naudeau, Sophie
A1  - Jelicic, Helena
A1  - Alberts, Amy
A1  - Ma, Lang
A1  - Smith, Lisa M.
A1  - Bobek, Deborah L.
A1  - Richman-Raphael, David
A1  - Simpson, Isla
A1  - Christiansen, Elise DiDenti
A1  - von Eye, Alexander
SP  - 17
EP  - 71
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), a longitudinal investigation of a diverse sample of 1,700 fifth graders and 1,117 of their parents, tests developmental contextual ideas linking PYD, youth contributions, and participation in community youth development (YD) programs, representing a key ecological asset. Using data from Wave 1 of the study, structural equation modeling procedures provided evidence for five firstorder latent factors representing the "Five Cs" of PYD (competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) and for their convergence on a second-order PYD latent construct. A theoretical construct, youth contribution, was also created and examined. Both PYD and YD program participation independently related to contribution. The importance of longitudinal analyses for extending the present results is discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Early Adolescence, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by SAGE Publications)  Child Development Youth Development Social Skills Development Prosocial Skills Grade 5 Elementary School Student Late Childhood Longitudinal Studies Character Development Prevention Program Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation 06-07<p />
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SN  - 0272-4316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -