| Adolescent sport participation and symptoms of anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis MJ Panza, S Graupensperger, JP Agans, I Doré, SA Vella, MB Evans Journal of sport and exercise psychology 42 (3), 201-218, 2020 | 198 | 2020 |
| Youth development program participation and intentional self-regulation skills: Contextual and individual bases of pathways to positive youth development MK Mueller, E Phelps, EP Bowers, JP Agans, JB Urban, RM Lerner Journal of adolescence 34 (6), 1115-1125, 2011 | 178 | 2011 |
| Resilience and positive youth development: A relational developmental systems model RM Lerner, JP Agans, MR Arbeit, PA Chase, MB Weiner, KL Schmid, ... Handbook of resilience in children, 293-308, 2013 | 168 | 2013 |
| Fostering youth entrepreneurship: Preliminary findings from the young entrepreneurs study GJ Geldhof, T Porter, MB Weiner, H Malin, KC Bronk, JP Agans, M Mueller, ... Journal of research on adolescence 24 (3), 431-446, 2014 | 155 | 2014 |
| Activity involvement as an ecological asset: Profiles of participation and youth outcomes JP Agans, RB Champine, LM DeSouza, MK Mueller, SK Johnson, ... Journal of youth and adolescence 43, 919-932, 2014 | 151 | 2014 |
| Understanding entrepreneurial intent in late adolescence: The role of intentional self-regulation and innovation GJ Geldhof, M Weiner, JP Agans, MK Mueller, RM Lerner Journal of youth and adolescence 43, 81-91, 2014 | 131 | 2014 |
| Positive youth development through leisure: Confronting the COVID-19 pandemic AV Ettekal, JP Agans Journal of Youth Development 15 (2), 1-20, 2020 | 112 | 2020 |
| Resilience across the life span RM Lerner, MB Weiner, MR Arbeit, PA Chase, JP Agans, KL Schmid, ... Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics 32 (1), 275-299, 2012 | 103 | 2012 |
| Trajectories of participation in athletics and positive youth development: The influence of sport type JP Agans, GJ Geldhof Applied Developmental Science 16 (3), 151-165, 2012 | 96 | 2012 |
| The role of ecological assets in positive and problematic developmental trajectories EP Bowers, A von Eye, JV Lerner, MR Arbeit, MB Weiner, P Chase, ... Journal of Adolescence 34 (6), 1151-1165, 2011 | 93 | 2011 |
| Describing, explaining, and optimizing within-individual change across the life span: A relational developmental systems perspective RM Lerner, JP Agans, LM DeSouza, S Gasca Review of General Psychology 17 (2), 179-183, 2013 | 81 | 2013 |
| Entrepreneurship in young adults: Initial findings from the young entrepreneurs study GJ Geldhof, H Malin, SK Johnson, T Porter, KC Bronk, MB Weiner, ... Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 35 (5), 410-421, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
| Positive movement experiences: Approaching the study of athletic participation, exercise, and leisure activity through relational developmental systems theory and the concept … JP Agans, R Säfvenbom, JL Davis, EP Bowers, RM Lerner Advances in child development and behavior 45, 261-286, 2013 | 76 | 2013 |
| ‘How can you enjoy sports if you are under control by others?’Self-organized lifestyle sports and youth development R Säfvenbom, B Wheaton, JP Agans Sport in Society 21 (12), 1990-2009, 2018 | 75 | 2018 |
| Developmental science in 2025: A predictive review RM Lerner, JP Agans, LM DeSouza, RM Hershberg Research in Human Development 11 (4), 255-272, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
| Positive youth development through sport: a relational developmental systems approach JP Agans, AV Ettekal, K Erickson, RM Lerner Positive youth development through sport, 54-64, 2016 | 64 | 2016 |
| Peer motivational climate and character development: Testing a practitioner-developed youth sport model JP Agans, S Su, AV Ettekal Journal of adolescence 62, 108-115, 2018 | 58 | 2018 |
| Character development through youth sport: High school coaches’ perspectives about a character-based education program KA Ferris, AV Ettekal, JP Agans, BM Burkhard Journal of Youth Development 10 (3), 127-140, 2015 | 41 | 2015 |
| Adolescent athletic participation patterns and self‐perceived competence: Associations with later participation, depressive symptoms, and health JP Agans, SK Johnson, RM Lerner Journal of Research on Adolescence 27 (3), 594-610, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Are all purposes worth having? Integrating content and strength in purpose research AL Burrow, JP Agans, HJ Jeon, M Creim Human Development 65 (2), 100-112, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
Richard M. LernerInstitute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts UniversityVerified email at tufts.edu