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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

Richard M. Lerner

Tufts University

Jacqueline V. Lerner

Boston College

Jason B. Almerigi

Christina Theokas

Erin Phelps

Steinunn Gestsdottir

Sophie Naudeau

Helena Jelicic

Amy Alberts

Lang Ma

Lisa M. Smith

Deborah L. Bobek

David Richman-Raphael

Isla Simpson

Tufts University

Elise DiDenti Christiansen

Boston College

Alexander von Eye

Michigan State University

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.

Key Words: positive youth development • plasticity • developmental assets • youth development programs • thriving

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 25, No. 1, 17-71 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431604272461
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