Empowerment-Based Positive Youth Development: A New Understanding of Healthy Development for African American Youth
dc.contributor.author | Travis, Raphael | |
dc.contributor.author | Leech, Tamara G. J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-03T19:10:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-03T19:10:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | A shift occurred in research about adolescents in the general population. Research is moving away from deficits toward a resilience paradigm and understanding trajectories of positive youth development. This shift has been less consistent in research and practice with African American youth. A gap also exists in understanding whether individual youth development dimensions generate potential in other dimensions. This study presents an empowerment -based positive youth development model. It builds upon existing research to present a new vision of healthy development for African American youth that is strengths -based, developmental, culture -bound, and action -oriented. It emphasizes the relationship between person and environment, the reinforcing nature of developmental assets, and the necessity of a sense of community and community engagement for youth. | |
dc.description.department | Social Work | |
dc.description.version | This is the author accepted manuscript of an article published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence. | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 39 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Travis, R., & Leech, T. G. J. (2014). Empowerment-Based Positive Youth Development: A New Understanding of Healthy Development for African American Youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 24(1), 93–116. | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12062 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8280 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Society for Research on Adolescence | |
dc.source | Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2014, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 93 – 116. | |
dc.subject | African American youth | |
dc.subject | youth development | |
dc.title | Empowerment-Based Positive Youth Development: A New Understanding of Healthy Development for African American Youth | |
dc.type | Article |