Developmental Assets and Positive Youth Development: An Examination of Gender Differences in Spain
| Title: | Developmental Assets and Positive Youth Development: An Examination of Gender Differences in Spain |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gomez-Baya, Diego (ORCID |
| Source: | Applied Developmental Science. 2022 26(3):516-531. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Adolescent Development, High School Students, College Students, Correlation, Individual Characteristics, Competence, Self Esteem, Interpersonal Relationship, Caring, Personality Traits, Empowerment, Expectation, Time Management, Academic Persistence, Values, Identification (Psychology) |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10888691.2021.1906676 |
| ISSN: | 1088-8691 1532-480X |
| Abstract: | Positive Youth Development (PYD) model is a strength-based perspective of transition to adulthood derived from developmental systems theory. Developmental assets (DAs) framework describes the individual and contextual resources that may promote PYD. This work aims to analyze the associations between internal and external DAs and PYD, as well as examining gender differences, in Spanish youth. Data of students enrolled in 10 high schools and universities, collected in the PYD Cross-National Project in Spain through a self-report instrument, were used. Structural equation modeling showed that DAs were positively related to PYD. Some gender differences were observed in PYD, such that male students presented higher scores in confidence and competence, and female students showed more connection, caring, and character. Results of partial mediation modeling indicated that these gender differences in PYD may be partly explained by gender differences in DAs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1355365 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| ISSN: | 1088-8691 1532-480X |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/10888691.2021.1906676 |
| Published in: | Applied Developmental Science |
| Language: | English |