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Burrow, Anthony L.; O'Dell, Amanda C.; Hill, Patrick L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
While having a purpose in life has been theorized as a developmental asset, the extent to which adolescents cultivate a meaningful sense of direction is not well understood. In the present study, cluster analysis was used to classify adolescents by levels of purpose exploration and commitment. The sample (N = 318; 55% female) consisted of youth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Quality of Life, Goal Orientation, Self Concept
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Hill, Patrick L.; Burrow, Anthony L. – Child Development Perspectives, 2021
A core attribute of the positive youth development movement has been to nullify negative perceptions of youth's capacities. Toward this end, measurement and classification systems benefit from efforts to view youth's capacities as assets contextualized by developmental potentials and opportunities. In this article, we consider this point with…
Descriptors: Youth, Intention, Quality of Life, Self Concept