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标题：Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments of Thriving and Contribution in Early Adolescence: Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development
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作者：Amy Eva Alberts ; Elise DiDenti Christiansen ; Paul Chase 等
期刊名称：Journal of Youth Development
电子版ISSN：2325-4017
出版年度：2006
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：20-32
DOI：10.5195/JYD.2006.383
出版社：University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
摘要：Research and practice in youth development converge in an interest in positive development, or thriving. They converge also in seeking to promote among youth an orientation to act in support of their own and others’ well-being through contributions to self, family, and community. Based on the results of both qualitative (open and axial coding of parents’ and students’ answers to several open-ended questions) and quantitative analyses of data from Wave 2 (Sixth Grade; 2003-2004) of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD), we found that adolescents and parents define a thriving youth in different ways and, as well, that the groups differ in the salience of contribution as part of their respective conceptions of thriving. We discuss the implications for research and practice of the two generational groups’ contrasting views of thriving and contribution.