Purpose Positive youth development (PYD) has served as a framework for youth programs
in high-income countries since the 1990s and has demonstrated broad behavioral health …

This chapter introduces the Handbook of Positive Youth Development (PYD) aiming to
advance PYD scholarship among youth and emerging adults from a global international …

Positive youth development is thought to be essential to the prevention of adolescent risk
behavior and the promotion of thriving. This meta-analysis examined the effects of positive …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The values, perspectives, and behavior patterns that begin in
adolescence can continue throughout one's life. Because of these lifetime effects, much …

The past 30 yrs have seen widespread proliferation of prevention and positive youth
development (PYD) programs. More recently, the field has witnessed a greater focus on …

PURPOSE: Positive youth development (PYD) may be a promising strategy for promoting
adolescent health. A systematic review of the published data was conducted to identify and …

Background Preventing adolescent substance use and youth violence are public health
priorities. Positive youth development interventions are widely deployed often with the aim of …

Background Promoting well-being of young people within the positive youth development
(PYD) framework has been found to be promising. The basic models of PYD—the 5C's …

Objectives Using a quasi-experimental design, this pioneer study examined the impacts of a
positive youth development (PYD) program (“Tin Ka Ping PATHS Project”) implemented in a …

Abstract We use Hamilton's (1999) tripartite conception of the positive youth development
(PYD) literature–that is, PYD as a theoretical construct, PYD as a frame for program design …