Richard M. Lerner
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View article: Trajectories of physiological and perceived stress among South African youth: the role of developmentally nurturing relationships
Trajectories of physiological and perceived stress among South African youth: the role of developmentally nurturing relationships Open
Although research on stress – measured through self-reports or physiological markers – has been increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about its nature during adolescence. This study aimed to describe among South African youth d…
View article: “We are Protected”: Examining youth perceptions of safety within“We are Protected”: Examining youth perceptions of safety within a faith-based positive youth development program in El Salvadora faith-based positive youth development program in El Salvador
“We are Protected”: Examining youth perceptions of safety within“We are Protected”: Examining youth perceptions of safety within a faith-based positive youth development program in El Salvadora faith-based positive youth development program in El Salvador Open
View article: Measuring Youth Perceptions of Being Known and Loved and Positive Youth Development: Cross-National Findings from Rwanda and El Salvador
Measuring Youth Perceptions of Being Known and Loved and Positive Youth Development: Cross-National Findings from Rwanda and El Salvador Open
View article: Does Prior Night’s Sleep Impact Next Day’s Executive Functioning? It Depends on an Individual’s Average Sleep Quality
Does Prior Night’s Sleep Impact Next Day’s Executive Functioning? It Depends on an Individual’s Average Sleep Quality Open
Executive functioning (EF) is a series of fundamental goal-directed cognitive abilities that enable effective learning. Differences in daily sleep quality may covary with fluctuations in EF among youth. Most studies linking sleep to EF rel…
View article: Enhancing the International Study of Positive Youth Development: Process, Specificity, and the Sample Case of Character Virtues
Enhancing the International Study of Positive Youth Development: Process, Specificity, and the Sample Case of Character Virtues Open
This article focuses on the interplay of research and practice (research⇔practice integration) in advancing international efforts to understand and enhance positive youth development (PYD). We discuss 3 facets of PYD research and applicati…
View article: Longitudinal Research About, and Program Evaluations of, Positive Youth Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Methodological Issues and Options
Longitudinal Research About, and Program Evaluations of, Positive Youth Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Methodological Issues and Options Open
The study of positive youth development (PYD) requires theory-based methodological considerations pertinent to measurement, research and program design, and data analysis. We outline the appropriate steps that researchers and program evalu…
View article: “I Actually Have to Decide What I’m Doing:” How Youth Maintain Active Lifestyles in the Transition to Young Adulthood
“I Actually Have to Decide What I’m Doing:” How Youth Maintain Active Lifestyles in the Transition to Young Adulthood Open
Even formerly active people can struggle to engage in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) throughout life. Although predictors of LTPA are widely studied, experiences of change in LTPA trajectories are rarely assessed. In this study we i…
View article: Foreword: Understanding and Enhancing Human Development Among Global Youth – On the Unique Value of Developmentally Oriented Longitudinal Research
Foreword: Understanding and Enhancing Human Development Among Global Youth – On the Unique Value of Developmentally Oriented Longitudinal Research Open
View article: Exploring Idiographic Approaches to Children's Executive Function Performance: An Intensive Longitudinal Study
Exploring Idiographic Approaches to Children's Executive Function Performance: An Intensive Longitudinal Study Open
Traditional variable-centered research on executive functions (EFs) often infers intraindividual development using group-based averages. Such a method masks meaningful individuality and involves the fallacy of equating group-level data wit…
View article: A Roadmap for Youth Thriving: A Commentary on the Arnold and Gagnon Vision for Positive Youth Development
A Roadmap for Youth Thriving: A Commentary on the Arnold and Gagnon Vision for Positive Youth Development Open
Youth development researchers and practitioners have the common goal of understanding and enhancing the positive development of all young people. The work of Professors Mary Arnold and Ryan Gagnon on the 4-H Thriving Model provides a creat…
View article: The Role of Intentional Self-Regulation in Achievement in Engineering
The Role of Intentional Self-Regulation in Achievement in Engineering Open
The Role of Intentional Self-Regulation in Achievement in EngineeringLife, or “soft,” skills are an important, but often overlooked, component of engineeringeducation. The acquisition of such skills has been linked in adolescence to greate…
View article: Exploring Religiousness and Hope: Examining the Roles of Spirituality and Social Connections among Salvadoran Youth
Exploring Religiousness and Hope: Examining the Roles of Spirituality and Social Connections among Salvadoran Youth Open
Given the strong link between religiousness and hope, we sought to further understand the relations of these potentially powerful resources for youth living in adversity. Although existing research suggests that religiousness might be asso…
View article: Frontiers in Theory-Predicated Research in Youth Development: A Commentary
Frontiers in Theory-Predicated Research in Youth Development: A Commentary Open
The field of youth development sits at the frontier of new opportunities for research and practice. These opportunities are enabled by innovations in theory and in theory-inspired research methods. Framed by relational developmental system…
View article: Days of Future Passed: On the Prescient Relational Developmental Systems Vision of Fred W. Vondracek
Days of Future Passed: On the Prescient Relational Developmental Systems Vision of Fred W. Vondracek Open
The scholarship that Fred W. Vondracek and his colleagues and students produced in the early to mid-1980s contributed in fundamental ways to framing a vision for both the process-relational paradigm and for relational developmental systems…
View article: Erratum to: Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Erratum to: Handbook of Life Course Health Development Open
View article: Adolescent Health Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective
Adolescent Health Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective Open
The contemporary study of adolescent development emphasizes that the process of development involves mutually influential relations between the developing individual and the features of his or her complex and changing context. These relati…
View article: Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Handbook of Life Course Health Development Open
View article: Introduction to the Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Introduction to the Handbook of Life Course Health Development Open
A critical mass of research linking early life events, experiences, and exposures with adult health conditions is delineating the developmental origins of many common chronic diseases. This emerging body of life course health development (…
View article: Life Course Research Agenda (LCRA), Version 1.0
Life Course Research Agenda (LCRA), Version 1.0 Open
Life course health science research is “connecting the dots” between child health development, adult patterns of premature morbidity and mortality, and more integrated notions of healthy aging. However, there are still many outstanding que…
View article: Introduction to <i>Applied Developmental Science</i> spotlight series: Animal assisted interventions in special populations
Introduction to <i>Applied Developmental Science</i> spotlight series: Animal assisted interventions in special populations Open
View article: Commentary: Theoretical and Methodological Dimensions of Convergence and Divergence of Adolescent and Parent Reports about Youth Development and Family Structure and Function—A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective
Commentary: Theoretical and Methodological Dimensions of Convergence and Divergence of Adolescent and Parent Reports about Youth Development and Family Structure and Function—A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective Open
View article: Character Development among Youth of Color from Low-SES Backgrounds: An Examination of Boy Scouts of America’s ScoutReach Program
Character Development among Youth of Color from Low-SES Backgrounds: An Examination of Boy Scouts of America’s ScoutReach Program Open
This study examined character attributes associated with participation in ScoutReach, Boy Scouts of America’s recent program innovation created to deliver Scouting curriculum to underserved populations. Participants were predominantly Blac…
View article: The Promotion of Character through Youth Development Programs: A View of the Issues
The Promotion of Character through Youth Development Programs: A View of the Issues Open
Contemporary developmental theories suggest that out-of-school-time (OST) youth development programs may be an important context for character development and education because of the positive, mutually influential relations between youth …
View article: The Arthur Interactive Media Study: Initial Findings From a Cross-Age Peer Mentoring and Digital Media-Based Character Development Program
The Arthur Interactive Media Study: Initial Findings From a Cross-Age Peer Mentoring and Digital Media-Based Character Development Program Open
In the midst of increasing emphasis on the inclusion of character education in both school and out-of-school time programs, digital technologies have become ubiquitous in these settings. Based on the potential of these technologies to enha…
View article: Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement
Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement Open
We examined links among three dimensions of youth involvement (intensity, duration, and engagement) in Boy Scouts of America ( BSA ), an international out‐of‐school time ( OST ) youth development program designed to promote moral and perfo…
View article: Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership
Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership Open
Abraham Lincoln's iconic phrase, 'the better angels of our nature', revealed his belief that the noblest qualities of humanity would heal a divided nation. In Frontiers in Spiritual Leadership, an int
View article: Complexity Embraced and Complexity Reduced: A Tale of Two Approaches to Human Development
Complexity Embraced and Complexity Reduced: A Tale of Two Approaches to Human Development Open
The world is complex. So too is human development. I know of no scientist, within or outside the field of developmental science, who would dispute these obvious points. Differences among scientists exist, however, in regard to how complexi…
View article: You Can Quit Me But I’m Not Going to Quit You:” A Focus Group Study of Leaders’ Perceptions of Their Positive Influences on Youth in Boy Scouts of America
You Can Quit Me But I’m Not Going to Quit You:” A Focus Group Study of Leaders’ Perceptions of Their Positive Influences on Youth in Boy Scouts of America Open
As part of a longitudinal, mixed-method study with Boy Scouts of America, we conducted five focus groups with a diverse group of 46 program leaders in order to better understand their perceptions of how they influence youth. Drawing from g…