Positive Youth Development

Daniel T.L. Shek, PhD, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, US; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US)

Preface; Introduction; Positive Youth Development: A Pioneer Longitudinal Study; A Review on Longitudinal Research Design in Adolescent Developmental Research; A Review of Longitudinal Adolescent Studies in Mainland China; A Review on Longitudinal Studies of Adolescents in Hong Kong; A Longitudinal Study of Self-Efficacy in Chinese Students in Hong Kong; Resilience in High School Students in Hong Kong; Emotional Competence of High School Students in Hong Kong; Cognitive Competence in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Social Competence Amongst Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Moral Competence in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Adolescent Academic Adjustment in Families with Parental Divorce or Separation; Positive Youth Development & Academic Behavior in Chinese Secondary School Students in Hong Kong; An Evaluation of a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program Based on Chinese Junior School Students in Hong Kong; A Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Views of the Program Implementers; The Evaluation of Programs for Adolescents with Greater Psychosocial Needs; Positive Youth Development Programs for Adolescents with Greater Psychosocial Needs: An Evaluation Based on Program Implementers; Index.