Development and Validation of a Positive Youth Development Measure: The Bridge-Positive Youth Development

Amy Lopez; Jamie R. Yoder; Daniel Brisson; Stephanie Lechuga-Pena; Jeffrey M. Jenson

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Development and Validation of a Positive Youth Development Measure: The Bridge-Positive Youth Development

Amy Lopez, Jamie R. Yoder, Daniel Brisson, Stephanie Lechuga-Pena, Jeffrey M. Jenson

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Objective: Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a resilience-based framework that accentuates positive traits in youth. PYD constructs are characteristics that are hypothesized to promote healthy development. However, measures to assess PYD constructs are lacking. Methods: An instrument was created to assess PYD. One hundred and forty youth between the age of 7 and 18 (M = 11.6) completed the measure over five time points. Data were then analyzed using psychometric analysis techniques. Results: Findings suggest that the instrument is a reliable measure of PYD. The scale shows good reliability, with an overall Cronbach’s α of 92. Conclusions: The Bridge-PYD may be a useful tool for program evaluation and the assessment of theoretical constructs in the PYD models.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	726-736
Number of pages	11
Journal	Research on Social Work Practice
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731514534899
State	Published - Oct 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

assessment tools
children and youth
positive youth development
risk and resilience

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Psychology(all)

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