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Research Article
Linking the prevention of problem behaviors and positive youth development: Core competencies for positive youth development and risk prevention
Article first published online: 19 NOV 2008
DOI: 10.1002/cd.225
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New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
Special Issue: Core Competencies to Prevent Problem Behaviors and Promote Positive Youth Development
Volume 2008, Issue 122, pages 1–17, Winter 2008
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How to Cite
Guerra, N. G. and Bradshaw, C. P. (2008), Linking the prevention of problem behaviors and positive youth development: Core competencies for positive youth development and risk prevention. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008: 1–17. doi: 10.1002/cd.225
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 NOV 2008
- Article first published online: 19 NOV 2008
Funded by
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Grant Numbers: 5U49CE000734–04, 1U49CE 000728–011, K01CE001333–01
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Abstract
In this chapter, we present a brief review of the developmental literature linking healthy adjustment to five core competencies: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self-control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) prosocial connectedness. A central premise of this chapter and the rest of the volume is that promoting mastery of social and emotional core competencies provides a connection between positive youth development and risk prevention programming. In subsequent chapters, empirical evidence linking these core competencies with prevention of specific risk behaviors is reviewed, and examples of integrated promotion and prevention efforts in the United States and internationally are discussed.