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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"positive development"”.
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Promoting Positive Development Among Rural, Left-Behind Youth in China: A Mixed-Methods Approach
<p>The positive youth development (PYD) framework has shifted our attention from a deficit-based approach to a strength-based perspective to studying adolescent development (Lerner, 2005; Lerner & Steinberg, 2009). Integrating both the PYD and resilience science frameworks, this study developed and …
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Planes of progression: an exploration of architecture's role in supporting the positive development of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds
… They do not reach the same levels of development and are often kept within the unforgiving grip of poverty. The problem is compounded by the rising rate of urbanisation and informal settlements with slum conditions. Youth in these areas bear the consequences of such backgrounds; their …
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Economic pressure, positivity, and positive child development
… and a protective factor for young children’s positive development. The dissertation includes two studies: the first study examined the association between individuals’ economic pressure and positivity throughout adulthood and the second study examined the impact of parental positivity and …
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CampStrong: Showing Kids How to Ignite Inner-Strength and Achieve Well-Being
… goal of parents but also of all societies, and positive psychology aspires to advance this goal. The positive youth development (PYD) field takes the stance that young people are resources to be developed and that out-of-school programs have the ability to foster healthy development (Roth & …
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Developing game AI for the real‐time strategy game StarCraft
… for RTS is more complicated. There has been some positive development in the last couple of years though with the introduction of the Brood War API, which allows researchers to hook their AI into the popular RTS game StarCraft. StarCraft provides an interesting platform for AI RTS research due to …
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The Meaning of the Virtual YMCA After School Program for Former Participants: An Exploratory Study
… children with opportunities that help foster positive development and adaptation. Current research meets the need for identifying short term outcomes, program standards, and short term evaluation techniques, however less understood is the lasting meaning of participation for previous …
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ONTARIO ICE-HOCKEY PARTICIPATION FOR MALE YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 15 YEARS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELATIVE AGE AND DROPOUT RATES
Sport is one avenue through which positive youth development (PYD) can occur (Jones et al., 2011). While some aspects about sport participation are positive, structural issues and registration cut-off dates may detract from positive development. The relative age effect (RAE) suggests that athletes …
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The formation of adolescents' trust in adult leaders at project-based youth programs
… adults. However, adolescents that do develop positive relationships with non-familial adults are at an advantage because such relationships contribute to their positive development and resilience in times of adversity (Luthar & Brown, 2007; Werner & Smith, 2001). Fortunately, youth programs …
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The Potential of Green Care Interventions to Promote Positive Youth Development with a One Health Lens
… three distinct bodies of knowledge: Green Care, Positive Youth Development (PYD), and One Health. Green Care is an organizing construct for various interventions that use nature as a framework. I suggest that a nature-based program which incorporates Animal-assisted and horticulture interventions …
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Justice in Health Care Access Measuring Attitudes of Health Care Professionals
… They did not feel that managed care had been a positive development in the United States or that managed care had improved access to preventive care or improved primary care. On the survey instrument, respondents scored highest on the scale measuring fairness to individual patients. Conclusion. …
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Intersectional Examination of Individuation and Emotional Intelligence: Longitudinal Associations with Positive Psychology and Multicultural Psychology
… Gaps exist in explicating underlying concepts of positive development in this developmental period. Individuation and emotional intelligence have been identified as crucial developmental tasks for emerging adults (Lapsley & Edgerton, 2002; Fernandez, Salamonson, & Griffiths, 2012). Positive …
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Investing in youth for community well-being : the case of the Fruitvale in Oakland, CA
… might be affecting their opportunities for positive development and integration into the neighborhood. I explored their situation within the context of a harsh-on-crime political climate in California over the past fifteen years. In the case of the Fruitvale historical economic and …
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Judicialisation of international commercial arbitration
… is almost indistinguishable from litigation. The development describing the metamorphosis of international commercial arbitration into a method that is very similar in process and substance to national litigation is referred to as the judicialisation of international commercial arbitration. The …
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Where do all the spoons go? : perceptions of parents of adult heroin users
… of intervention were welcomed by parents as a positive development towards addressing the problematic drug use of their offspring. Alternatively, did the involvement of the criminal justice system in drug treatment lead to additional or different difficulties for the parents? The objectives of …
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Anti-terrorism control orders : a human rights analysis
… and/or security point of view, be deemed a positive development is considered. In addition, the current and prospective future utility of TPIMs as a component of the United Kingdom’s legal response to the threat of terrorism is assessed.
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Gender Differences in Antecedents to Academic and Personal Well-Being in Urban Youth: What Is the Role of Social Support?
… attempting to delineate antecedents to positive development in urban youth.</p>
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Investigating boredom in social commerce: Definition, function, and consequences
… seek stimulation from s-commerce, yielding both positive and negative outcomes. The study suggests constructive intervention strategies for positive development and market performance in s-commerce. The second study investigates the interaction between boredom and impulse buying behavior, …
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Perspectives about Family Meals from Parents in Low-income and Minority Households
… healthful eating behaviors, family cohesion, and positive development outcomes for children. However, few studies have examined the family meals in low-income and minority families and no studies have qualitatively examined whether there is a difference in the protective influence of family meals …
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Resisting Racial Oppression: Ethnic Identity & Critical Consciousness as Pathways to Thriving for Young Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
… historically understudied as agents of their own positive development within the context of racial oppression (García Coll et al., 1996). This explanatory sequential mixed-method study examined how 393 BIPOC-identifying youth (ages 18-25) thrive amid racial oppression. Survey results initially …
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