Dear Colleagues,
At the recent NAE4-HA conference, there was a request at Dr. Rich Lerner s Super Seminar on the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development to send out publications from the study. Below is a listing of articles that have been published from the study to date.
All of the articles can be found under the Research heading on the Youth Development Staff Resources page at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HYDSR.htm
Here is the reference list:
Alberts, A. E., Christiansen, E. D., Chase, P., Naudeau, S., Phelps, E., & Lerner, R. M. (2006). Qualitative and quantitative assessments of thriving and contribution in early adolescence: Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Journal of Youth Development, 1(2).
Lerner, R. M., Lerner, J. V., Almerigi, J., Theokas, C., Phelps, E., Gestsdottir, S. Naudeau, S., Jelicic, H., Alberts, A. E., Ma, L., Smith, L. M., Bobek, D. L., Richman-Raphael, D., Simpson, I., Christiansen, E. D., & von Eye, A. (2005). Positive youth development, participation in community youth development programs, and community contributions of fifth grade adolescents: Findings from the first wave of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(1), 17-71.
Theokas, C., Almerigi, J., Lerner, R.M., Dowling, E., Benson, P., Scales, P. C., von Eye, A. (2005). Conceptualizing and modeling individual and ecological asset components of thriving in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(1), 113-143.
Theokas, C., & Lerner, R.M. (2006). Observed Ecological Assets in Families, Schools, and Neighborhoods: Conceptualization, Measurement and Relations with Positive and Negative Developmental Outcomes. Applied Developmental Science, 10(2), 61-74.
Theokas, C., Lerner, J. V., Lerner, R.M. & Phelps, E. (2006). Cacophony and change in youth after school activities: Implications for development and practice from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice, 1(1), http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/jyd_article.aspx?id=5adc7e52-3885-4fd4-b981-c6e72b9841d1
Rich Lerner s editor is working on getting a .pdf copy of the following chapter:
Lerner, R. M., Lerner, J. V., Almerigi, J., Theokas, C., Phelps, E., Naudeau, S., Gestsdottir, S., Ma, L., Jelicic, H.,. Alberts, A., Smith, L., Simpson, I., Christiansen, E., Warren, D. von Eye, A. (2006). Toward a new vision and vocabulary about adolescence: Theoretical and empirical bases of a positive youth development perspective. In L. Balter, & C. S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.). Child Psychology: A handbook of contemporary issues (pp. 445-469). New York: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.
They also have an equal number of works in press. I have requested these in press versions and will forward them when they are available.
Regards,
Suzanne Le Menestrel
National 4-H Headquarters
CSREES/USDA
202-720-2297