Positive youth development is a popular guiding framework for studying the psychosocial
development of youth. In sport research, for more than two decades, this framework has …

The overall purpose of this study was to create a model of positive youth development (PYD)
through sport grounded in the extant qualitative literature. More specifically, the first …

The 4Cs of positive youth development (PYD; competence, confidence, connection, and
character) have been advocated as desirable athlete outcomes of sport participation, and in …

This book provides an overview of human development and includes the relationship
between motor development and cognitive and social development. It explores factors …

Summary Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an asset‐building approach to youth
development research and practice that emphasizes enhancing strengths and develo** …

Objectives The aim of this research was to develop a measure of life skills development
through sport. Method Four studies were conducted to develop the Life Skills Scale for Sport …

Since the early 2000s, models of positive youth development (PYD), as well as the concept
of life skills, have served as popular approaches by which to situate psychosocial …

Using Benson and Saito's framework for positive youth development, we investigated the
relationships between the coaching climate, young people's perceived life skills …

Being the parent of a young athlete is a complex and challenging endeavour. Parents play a
pivotal role in the development of young people in reaching their full potential in sport …

The Sport for Development (SfD) field is transdisciplinary by nature, and yet scholars tend to
stay within their disciplinary perspectives in their study of SfD. There is a need for more …