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 …

Positive youth development represents a strength-based approach to development in which
life skills are recognized as desired assets that prepare youth to function as productive …

Despite the increasing popularity of discussions of resilience in disciplines as diverse as
ecology, psychology, economics, architecture, and genetics (among many others) …

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 …

The concept of self‐regulation has received heightened attention as a key mechanism that
predicts a variety of developmental outcomes throughout the life span. Although researchers …

We discuss the evolution of scientific theory using the example of the relational
developmental systems (RDS) metamodel, a conception emphasizing mutually influential …

Conducting good science rests on asking good questions. In ideal situations, developmental
scientists who frame their research by addressing theoretically predicated questions have …

The overarching purpose of this study was to explore how summer camp may fit into the
learning landscape of young people's lives. We identify areas distinctly learned at camp and …

Life skills, defined as psychosocial skills enabling individuals to successfully meet life
demands, have been popular in youth sport research to frame what we learn through sport …

This article uses a positive youth development (PYD) perspective to recommend a number
of programme design strategies for improving the mental health and wellbeing, future …